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Terran Orbital supervises Italian students building satellite for first Vatican space mission

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation’s (NYSE: LLAP ) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis’s iconic “Statis Orbis” coronavirus pandemic prayer heavenward.

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  • A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation’s (NYSE: LLAP ) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis’s iconic “Statis Orbis” coronavirus pandemic prayer heavenward.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230613962918/en/
    Students from the Polytechnic University of Turin or Politecnico di Torino perform test activities on the on the Spei Satelles papal satellite, as engineers with Tyvak International, a Terran Orbital subsidiary, supervise the students’ work.
  • A technical team from Tyvak International, Terran Orbital’s Turin, Italy subsidiary, proudly supervised and supported the students’ six-month project to develop the satellite, which will operate from Low Earth Orbit.
  • The Project has been promoted by the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See in unity with the Pope, together with the Italian Space Agency.

First Pair of Terran Orbital-Developed Spacecraft Operate in the GEO Belt

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP ), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced mission success for the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operating in or around the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) belt.

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  • Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP ), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced mission success for the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operating in or around the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) belt.
  • The two spacecraft were built for Lockheed Martin and successfully completed their on-orbit demonstration of the Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System, otherwise known as LM LINUSS™.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230503005116/en/
    First Pair of Terran Orbital-Developed Spacecraft Operate in the GEO Belt (Image Credit: Lockheed Martin)
    The two spacecraft, each consisting of a custom 12U solution based on Terran Orbital’s heritage trestles platform, were successfully dispensed into orbit by Terran Orbital deployers in January, and have since been operating in the GEO belt region.
  • “With LM LINUSS operating near GEO, CAPSTONE orbiting the moon, and a fleet of Terran Orbital-developed low-earth-orbit spacecraft, we have proven that Terran Orbital busses can operate essentially anywhere,” said Terran Orbital Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Marc Bell.

Global Security Robot Markets, 2022-2023 & 2030: Opportunities in the Adoption of New Technologies for Energy Storage Systems in UAVs and Increasing Adoption of Security Robots by Military

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Friday, February 10, 2023
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High adoption of security robots for patrolling surveillance areas, reporting, investigating, and for unauthorized access detection in public places such as airports, railway stations and offices is driving the growth of security robots market.

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  • High adoption of security robots for patrolling surveillance areas, reporting, investigating, and for unauthorized access detection in public places such as airports, railway stations and offices is driving the growth of security robots market.
  • These modern military UAVs can be outfitted with aerial firepower and used in combat operation as they are stealthy and highly maneuverable.
  • However, factors such as high deployment cost of security robots and lack of skilled operators arerestraining the growth of security robots' market.
  • The emerging and efficient key players in the security robots market include companies such as:

The Italian Embassy in Washington celebrates the Italian National Space Day

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., hosted the "Italian National Space Day" on Thursday 15 December.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., hosted the "Italian National Space Day" on Thursday 15 December.
  • The event, organized in collaboration with ICE, Asi (Italian Space Agency) U.S. Space Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and George Washington University, saw the participation of the main Italian and US leaders in the space sector.
  • It can probably be said that there would be no International Space Station without Italian participation.
  • The Italian National Space Day was attended by representatives of many American companies, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, Axiom Space, AWS, Sierra Space, Boeing, Virgin Orbit, L3 Harris, Virgin Galactic, Firefly, NASA and Rocketjet Aerodyne.

CAES GR712RC Microprocessor Selected by Argotec for Multiple Space Missions

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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CAES , a leader in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, is pleased to announce it has been chosen by Argotec, an Italian aerospace engineering company, to provide its radiation hardened GR712RC dual-core LEON3FT SPARC V8 Microprocessor on several key space missions.

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  • CAES , a leader in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, is pleased to announce it has been chosen by Argotec, an Italian aerospace engineering company, to provide its radiation hardened GR712RC dual-core LEON3FT SPARC V8 Microprocessor on several key space missions.
  • Argotec selected the CAES microprocessor for its reliability and capability.
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    CAES has been chosen by Argotec to provide its radiation hardened GR712RC dual-core LEON3FT SPARC V8 Microprocessor on several key space missions.
  • CAES has a long line of proven LEON technology with a diverse legacy of successful missions including the Argotec LICIACube on DART, said Mike Elias, Vice President and General Manager, CAES Space Division.

NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid's Motion in Space

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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"This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us.

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  • "This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us.
  • Prior to DART's impact, it took Dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to orbit its larger parent asteroid, Didymos.
  • This includes further analysis of the "ejecta" the many tons of asteroidal rock displaced and launched into space by the impact.
  • For more information about the DART mission, visit:
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NASA to Provide Update on DART, World's First Planetary Defense Test

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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The briefing will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .

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  • The briefing will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .
  • Participants include leaders from NASA, the Italian Space Agency, and the DART mission team.
  • On Monday, Sept. 26, DART successfully impacted its asteroid target in the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration.
  • The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory manages the DART mission for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency's Planetary Missions Program Office.

Tyvak International Vice President of Programs Margherita Cardi to Present at University of Padova 800th Anniversary Celebration

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Friday, September 30, 2022
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Tyvak International SRL, a leading European nano and microsatellite provider based in Torino, Italy, today announced its participation in the University of Padovas 800th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. CEST.

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  • Tyvak International SRL, a leading European nano and microsatellite provider based in Torino, Italy, today announced its participation in the University of Padovas 800th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. CEST.
  • As part of the celebration, Tyvak Internationals Vice President of Programs and Program Manager for the Hera Milani satellite, Margherita Cardi, will present on the NASA and ESA Join Forces to Defend Earth from Asteroids: The DART and Hera Missions panel.
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    The presentation will delve into the value and implications of the Hera Milani mission.
  • Tyvak International SRL, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation, is a leading European nano and microsatellite provider, based in Torino, Italy.

NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
  • As a part of NASA's overall planetary defense strategy, DART's impact with the asteroid Dimorphos demonstrates a viable mitigation technique for protecting the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet, if one were discovered.
  • "At its core, DART represents an unprecedented success for planetary defense, but it is also a mission of unity with a real benefit for all humanity," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Johns Hopkins APL manages the DART mission for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency's Planetary Missions Program Office.

Vega C Successfully Completed Its Maiden Flight

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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The Vega C rocket has completed its inaugural flight, placing the main payload LARES-2 a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI into its planned orbit.

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  • The Vega C rocket has completed its inaugural flight, placing the main payload LARES-2 a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI into its planned orbit.
  • Vega C represents a dramatic capability boost compared to Vega, which has been flying since 2012.
  • Atop that is a new second stage, Zefiro-40, and then the same Zefiro-9 third stage as used on Vega.
  • The Maiden Flight of Vega C has been just completed, but in the coming days we will start to work to the next one, expected by year-end: the first of 7 flights already booked.