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2021 Jan 06

Dynetics Achieves Critical NASA Milestone and Delivers Key Data on Lunar Lander Program

Ecliptic is on the Dynetics team providing high-definition video systems and auxiliary/secondary payload control and data management avionics
2020 Dec 23

SpaceX’s First Dedicated Falcon 9 Rideshare Lines Up Dozens of Smallsats

Ecliptic's sequencer avionics will control the ejection of smallsats and CubeSats from three different firms manifested on this launch, leveraging heritage from the 2018 Falcon 9 SSO-A launch where Ecliptic sequencers successfuly controlled 60 of the 64 satellite ejections
2020 Nov 13

NASA Selects High-definition Imaging System for Commercial Flight Test

Ecliptic is on the development team for ExoCam
2020 Oct 23

NASA’s Refueling Mission Completes Second Set of Robotic Tool Operations in Space

Ecliptic provided context-imaging cameras to support these RRM3 tests and demonstrations

Jan 21: SpaceX Falcon 9
Transporter 1 (approx.date)
Feb 20: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #15 (NG-15, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
Aug 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #16 (NG-16, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
Dec 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #17 (NG-17, 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.