Terran Orbital Successfully Completes Next Step in Demonstrating Space-to-Ground Optical Link on NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 Satellite
Terran Orbital announces the first signal acquisition of the Terabyte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) Lasercom Optical Link on NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3) satellite. Acquisition of the Lasercom Optical Link means that the spacecraft and the optical ground terminal have successfully exchanged laser communication signals — bringing PTD-3 one step closer to full payload commissioning.
Felix’s Space Time Interview w/ Terran Orbital CEO, Marc Bell
Terran Orbital Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Marc Bell sat down with Felix Gatfield to discuss how Terran Orbital is propelling the future of the aerospace and defense industry. Check out the interview on Felix’s Space Time!
Space Tech Investment rife
Karista is an early stage venture capital fund based in Paris, and it says that in the first quarter of 2022 there was some $4.75 billion (€4.7bn) of total new funding spread over 74 space technology deals.
Nano satellite market will raise beyond imagination over period 2030
The global nano satellite market size is expected to reach USD 1,336.9 Million in 2030 and register a revenue CAGR of 20.4% over the forecast period, according to the latest report by Emergen Research.
Space Force considers asking satellite firms to host payloads for tactical ISR
Col. Dennis Birchenough, senior materiel leader at Space System Command (SSC) Environmental and Tactical Surveillance Acquisition Delta, said Monday that the Space Force might not be ready to buy services directly like a typical customer of commercial operators
Terran Orbital Executes CAPSTONE’s Second TCM Burn
Today announced the successful completion of CAPSTONE’s second TCM burn. Much smaller than the first TCM burn, this second TCM burn demonstrates the spacecraft’s ability to perform small and precise maneuvers, a capability that is critical to operations in a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO).