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RECENT NEWS

2018 Dec 03

SpaceX Breaks Records with 'SmallSat Express' Launch, Including Flying and Landing the Same Rocket 3 Times

Ecliptic-supplied avionics controlled most of the smallsat deployments. More in-depth news to follow ...
2018 Nov 11

Rocket Lab Just Launched Its First Commercial Rocket Into Orbit

Good pic here of the NABEO-1 hosted payload on the Electron 3rd stage
2018 Nov 11

Rocket Lab Performs First Commercial Launch

A successful launch, including the Ecliptic-Rocket Lab Hosted Payload Program pathfinder payload, NABEO-1
2018 Nov 09

NABEO-1 to be Launched on Rocket Lab's Electron

NABEO-1 is the 'pathfinder' payload for the Ecliptic-led Hosted Payload Program with Rocket Lab

Feb 15: 3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (approx. date)
Apr 17: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #11 (NG-11, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
Aug 15: North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date)
Nov 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #12 (NG-12, on Antares 230) (approx. date)

Date	Headline
2015 Jun 10	Spacelfight Now LightSail Hailed as Precursor for Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2015 Jun 11	The Planetary Society Pretty (Partial) Picture: LightSail Catches a Glimpse of Earth
2015 Jun 11	Space News Planetary Society Has a Year To Iron Wrinkles Out Of Solar Sail Mission
2015 Jun 12	The Planetary Society In Pictures: LightSail’s Final Days in Space Re-entry and end of mission is projected to be June 14 (Sunday)
2015 Jun 15	The Planetary Society LightSail Test Mission Ends with Fiery Reentry As predicted, re-entry was on June 14 (Sunday)
2015 Jun 15	NBC News Farewell, LightSail: Satellite Watchers Say Solar Sail Fades Away
2015 Jun 16	Inside Outer Space Fall of the "Rise and Shine" Solar Sail Some good information here about plans for the LightSail-B mission in 2016
2015 Jun 19	Astronomy Picture of the Day LightSail A
2015 Jun 19	The Planetary Society Thanks You, LightSail Trackers The project got terrific support from serious and amateur satellite observers around the globe
2015 Jun 26	The Planetary Society / Kickstarter LightSail Kickstarter Stretch Goal Reached $1,241,615 USD were raised from 23,331 backers. The number of backers is a new record for a space-technology Kickstarter campaign, and the dollar total is the second highest ever for such a campaign.