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2018 Aug 14
Ecliptic designed and produced ASTERIA's core imaging focal plane electronics circuit board and related software/firmware. This is the second such award for a project involving Ecliptic, the first being the LightSail-1 mission for 2015 (see http://www.planetary.org/press-room/releases/2015/lightsail-mission-of-the-year.html).2018 Aug 10
Ecliptic designed and produced ASTERIA's core imaging focal plane electronics circuit board and related software/firmware2018 Aug 08
This article also mentions Ecliptic's hosted payload agreement with Rocket Lab2018 Aug 08
A summary of the final Operational Readiness Test for LightSail 2
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sep 1
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Spacecraft separation sequencers (launched on Falcon 9 payload module)
Spaceflight SSO-A (earliest launch date) - Sep 12
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Delta II [Final Delta II launch]
ICESat-2 (approx. date) - Sep 15
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North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date) - Oct 30
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (earliest launch date)
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Ecliptic Projects in the Media
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| Date | Headline |
|---|---|
| 2005 Dec 15 |
CBS News / Spaceflight Now
Shuttle Leaders Decide to Remove Fuel Tank Foam Ramps |
| 2005 Nov 22 |
CBS News / Spaceflight Now
Cause of Discovery Fuel Tank Foam Loss Still Unresolved |
| 2005 Nov 18 |
NASA
NASA and the Business of Space |
| 2005 Nov 18 |
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital Successfully Launches Medium-Range Target for Missile Defense Test |
| 2005 Nov 18 |
Applied Physics Lab / Johns Hopkins University
APL Provides a Unique View of Successful Intercept Test |
| 2005 Nov 18 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin Team Launches Target Missile for Aegis Test |
| 2005 Nov 10 |
NASA
Go for Launch! |
| 2005 Nov 02 |
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
NASA's Michoud Plant Back in Business |
| 2005 Nov 02 |
Forbes
Why We Need Goofy Contests |
| 2005 Oct 14 |
CBS News / Spaceflight Now
NASA Hopeful Tests Can Pave Way to May Shuttle Launch |