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William Bottke from the Southwest Research Institute is a co-author of the study.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2025Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system

The magnetometer (MAG) on board SWFO-L1 was developed and built by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2025SWFO-L1 soll vor Sonnenstürmen warnen

The best prediction placed the reentry of Kosmos 482 between 6:15 and 6:45 UTC over southwest Asia or the Indian Ocean.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralMay 27, 2025Raiders of the Lost Venus Probe: a post-mortem of an interesting reentry and the confusion it left

Program 437 had two active launch pads on Johnston Island, which is several hundred kilometers southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2025Dark territory: the National Reconnaissance Office, satellite inspection, and anti-satellite weapons in the early 1970s

Southwest Research Institute won a $26,100,000 contract to build a space weather instrument for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipDec 9, 2024SwRI to build magnetometers for NOAA space weather satellites

NASA selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2024NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program

Expace launched an upgraded Kuaizhou-1A rocket at 11:46 p.m. Eastern on 2024-12-03 (0546 UTC, 2024-12-04) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2024China debuts modified solid rocket with remote sensing satellite launch

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2024NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Space Weather program

Southwest Research Institute won a $60,000,000 contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

NASA awarded the contract to Southwest Research Institute on behalf of NOAA on 2024-11-14.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

The new internet service to Palau’s Southwest islands created a new revenue opportunity for PNCC by opening a previously untapped market.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2024Intelsat Delivers Unprecedented Connectivity to Palau with Dual-Satellite Solution

The Southwest Research Institute will lead development of the JEDI instrument under a $45,000,000 NASA contract.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2024Airbus to build ESA space science satellite

Colonel Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of the Air Force, delivered the keynote address at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on 2024-03-08.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralApr 26, 2024AFWERX Director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition

Southwest Research Institute will deliver the launch-ready APS-R by 2026.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Southwest Research Institute will build, integrate, and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Southwest Research Institute’s 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility was created to rapidly respond to customers needing to design, assemble, and test spacecraft, particularly small satellites.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Southwest Research Institute will build, integrate, and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Southwest Research Institute will deliver the launch-ready APS-R by 2026.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Johnston Island is located several hundred kilometers southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

India experiences significant weather variability and depends on the Southwest Monsoon for most of its rainfall.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralFeb 19, 2024The evolution of India’s weather satellite programs
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