Uncrewed spacecraft

Deimos-One to Build Robotic Spacecraft for Venus Mission

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Engineering, Air, Aerospace, Transport, Manufacturing, Research, Science, Astronomical objects, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Robotic spacecraft, Uncrewed spacecraft, Venus, Deimos, Aerobot, Colonization of Venus

Deimos-One, the private aerospace and space travel company, today announced its plans to develop a robotic spacecraft for a scientific mission to Venus.

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  • Deimos-One, the private aerospace and space travel company, today announced its plans to develop a robotic spacecraft for a scientific mission to Venus.
  • The proposed mission, named CAELESTIS, will send an AI-powered swarm of robotic probes to study Venus dense atmosphere, topography, and geologic processes and look for signs of life.
  • It will make one of the first returns to Earths sister planet in more than thirty years.
  • The mission sequence will consist of an Earth launch and escape, Venus arrival, direct atmospheric entry and descent, balloon deployment, balloon failure, and a surface landing.

NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study 'Lost Habitable' World of Venus

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Astronomical objects, Space probes, Uncrewed spacecraft, Venus, Veritas, NASA

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.
  • These investigations are the final selections from four mission concepts NASA picked in February 2020 as part of the agency's Discovery 2019 competition.
  • Following a competitive, peer-review process, the two missions were chosen based on their potential scientific value and the feasibility of their development plans.
  • VERITAS will map Venus' surface to determine the planet's geologic history and understand why it developed so differently than Earth.

Lockheed Martin to Help NASA Uncover Mysteries of Venus with VERITAS and DAVINCI+ Spacecraft

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Spacecraft, Space probes, Uncrewed spacecraft, Discovery Program, DaVinci, Veritas, Space exploration, Venus, Discovery and exploration of the Solar System, Spaceflight, Selection of Discovery Mission 13 and 14, Observations and explorations of Venus

"Our team who designed these two spacecraft to study Venus in unprecedented detail and yield answers to its greatest mysteries is beyond excited!"

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  • "Our team who designed these two spacecraft to study Venus in unprecedented detail and yield answers to its greatest mysteries is beyond excited!"
  • VERITAS and DAVINCI+ are the eighth and ninth NASA Discovery Program missions Lockheed Martin has been part of.
  • Over 50 years, Lockheed Martin has helped NASA explore every planet of our solar system , and continues to develop new technologies for future space missions.
  • Lockheed Martin built that spacecraft, which produced the first ever maps of Venus' surface from orbit.

Kepler Team Partners with Humavericks to Bridge Business and Technology

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Monday, April 12, 2021
Spacecraft, Discovery Program, Kepler space telescope, Uncrewed spacecraft, NASA

12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kepler Team, a custom software development company for medical technologies, announces their collaborative partnership with Humavericks.

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  • 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kepler Team, a custom software development company for medical technologies, announces their collaborative partnership with Humavericks.
  • Humavericks helps healthcare companies optimize their technology\'s trajectory by revealing strategic gaps and identifying the appropriate team and tools needed to accelerate commercialization.
  • After a twelve-month pilot project phase with Humavericks, Kepler Team found a way to bridge the gap between technology and business.\nThe Humavericks team is composed of Lisa Tweardy, Eric Gorman, and Kevin Lozeau.
  • Led by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and engineers, Humanvericks specializes in ideation, prototyping, and commercialization of medical technologies, applications, and devices.\n'

Kymeta Interoperability with Kepler LEO Satellites Promises Powerful Connectivity of the Future with Kymeta™ u8 Terminal

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Software, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Other Defense, Hardware, Data management, Technology, Defense, Satellite, Other Technology, Aerospace, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Inuvik, Spacecraft, Astronomy, Kymeta, Metamaterials, Kepler space telescope, Johannes Kepler, Uncrewed spacecraft, Kepler, Kymeta, Kepler Communications Inc.

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005226/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005226/en/
    Image of the Kymeta u8 Terminal in Inuvik, Canada during testing with Kepler LEO Satellites.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    In 2020, Kepler was selected for an extended u8 beta trial to capture the extended Northern winter in Inuvik, Canada.
  • Frequent revisit times from the Kepler LEO satellites combined with the local environment of unprotected cold weather, snow, and ice provided a unique testing opportunity for the latest Kymeta technology.
  • Kymeta believes the collaboration with Kepler and further testing is instrumental to providing reliable connectivity and superior benefits to customers.

Kepler Communications Announces Successful Launch of 2 New GEN1 Satellites Creating the Largest Constellation by a Canadian Company

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Kepler Communications, Satellite, Kepler space telescope, Uncrewed spacecraft, Satellite Internet access

Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TORONTO, ONTARIO, March 22nd, 2021 Kepler Communications welcomed two new satellites into their constellation today, further expanding the active constellation to 15 satellites in total.

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  • Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TORONTO, ONTARIO, March 22nd, 2021 Kepler Communications welcomed two new satellites into their constellation today, further expanding the active constellation to 15 satellites in total.
  • Once fully operational within the constellation these will add additional capacity to Keplers Global Data Services offering while also making Kepler Communications the Canadian leader in terms of the number of satellites in space.
  • Keplers GEN1 satellites were assembled at Keplers facility in Toronto.
  • The GEN1 platform represents an evolution beyond Keplers pathfinder satellites, with an increase to a 6U-XL satellite system.

HEICO Corporation Congratulates NASA and JPL on Successful Mars Perseverance Landing on Which Four Subsidiaries Supplied Components

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Aerospace, Hardware, Manufacturing, Satellite, Technology, Mars rovers, Mars Exploration Program, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, In spaceflight, Mars, Perseverance, NASA, Uncrewed spacecraft

HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) (NYSE: HEI) today congratulated NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and their partners on the successful Mars Perseverance Rover Landing yesterday, February 18, 2021.

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  • HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) (NYSE: HEI) today congratulated NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and their partners on the successful Mars Perseverance Rover Landing yesterday, February 18, 2021.
  • In addition, HEICO provided details about the mission-critical flight hardware which four different HEICO subsidiaries supplied for the mission.
  • Performance is guaranteed through the use of hardened semiconductor components, radiation lot acceptance testing (RLAT) of non-hardened components, and analysis.
  • Perseverance will spend at least one Mars year (two Earth years) exploring the landing site region.

Kepler and Infectious Media Join Forces to Create Global Innovation Leader

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Spacecraft, Astronomy, Copernican Revolution, Cosmologists, Johannes Kepler, Kepler space telescope, Kepler, Uncrewed spacecraft

This unites two transformative firms to create an industry leader with true global reach.

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  • This unites two transformative firms to create an industry leader with true global reach.
  • As experts in these areas, Kepler and Infectious Media have both grown in 2020 while less technologically advanced marketing groups declined.
  • Infectious Media will retain its brand name in the immediate term and adopt the Kepler name in a staged process.
  • For more information from Kepler, contact:
    Infectious Media is a digital media specialist with offices in London and Singapore.

Science Online Virtual Conference by Labster to Feature Sal Khan

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Monday, October 12, 2020
Robots, Spacecraft, Remote laboratory, Virtual Laboratory, Curiosity, Uncrewed spacecraft

BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Labster , the award-winning virtual laboratory simulation company, today announced their virtual conference event, Science Online (SO): Inspired to be streamed on October 14, 2020 from 11:00AM - 04:30PM EDT.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Labster , the award-winning virtual laboratory simulation company, today announced their virtual conference event, Science Online (SO): Inspired to be streamed on October 14, 2020 from 11:00AM - 04:30PM EDT.
  • The conference includes speakers: Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy, Michael Bodekaer Jensen, CEO of Labster, and various educators from the top universities worldwide.
  • Presented by Labster, Science Online (SO): Inspired is a free one day virtual conference with panel discussions, breakout sessions, and keynotes on topics most important to science educators who are navigating the hybrid-learning environment brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • For more information on Science Online (SO): Inspired, please visit: https://conferences.labster.com/
    Labster is dedicated to developing fully interactive virtual laboratory simulations that are designed to stimulate students' natural curiosity and highlight the connection between science and the real world.

Spitzer to donate $32 per car sold to fund breast cancer research

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Spacecraft, Great Observatories program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Spitzer Space Telescope, Breast cancer, Uncrewed spacecraft, Astronomy

ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spitzer, an automotive dealer family, joined Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio to donate $32 for every vehicle sold during The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event in October to fund breast cancer research.

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  • ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spitzer, an automotive dealer family, joined Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio to donate $32 for every vehicle sold during The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event in October to fund breast cancer research.
  • The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event is a response to the statistic that 32 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every hour.
  • By partnering with the local breast cancer research organization, Spitzer plans to donate over $50,000 throughout October.
  • If you are interested in obtaining more information about The Spitzer 32 Reasons Event, please contact us online at Spitzer.com or call your local Spitzer location.