NRL CIRCE Spacecraft to be Part of Historic U.K. Launch
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch CIRCE.
Key Points:
- Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch CIRCE.
- The NRL CIRCE Team is thrilled to be a part of this joint U.S/U.K.
- The CIRCE spacecraft are the size of a shoebox and we've managed to sandwich five sensors in each of them, Nicholas said.
- NRL Sensor Development & Applications section of the Space Science Division contracted with Blue Canyon Technologies out of Boulder, Colorado to build and integrate the two CIRCE spacecraft.