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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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The optical sensors were developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory under a 2019 agreement with the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Org RelationshipJan 17, 2023U.S. delivers first of two space sensors to be hosted on Japanese satellites

A study published in June by researchers from UCL, the University of Cambridge, and MIT assessed the impact of rocket launches and space debris on stratospheric ozone and global climate.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralDec 22, 2022Studies flag environmental impact of reentry

Fifty-five students from the Engineering System Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) participated in a workshop to address challenges related to Orbital Reef.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralDec 1, 2022Orbital Reef Workshop at MIT Addresses the Challenges of Future Space Habitats

MIT Lincoln Laboratory developed the Space Surveillance Telescope more than 20 years ago with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: mit lincoln laboratoryNoiseSep 30, 2022Space surveillance telescope developed by the U.S. begins operations in Australia

STAR-X will include a spacecraft built by Ball Aerospace, an X-ray telescope (XRT) provided by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a UV telescope (UVT) provided by the University of Colorado.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)NoiseSep 13, 2022Ball Aerospace selected for NASA’s Astrophysics study

For a third Orbital Prime award, Kall Morris Inc. partnered with MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics to examine methods for debris collection and analysis.

Mentioned as: MITOrg RelationshipSep 7, 2022KMI wins three Space Force study contracts for debris cleanup technology

MIT Media Lab’s Wax Casting experiment will test fabrication of cleaner propellants such as paraffin and beeswax in microgravity and was developed by the Space Enabled Research Group with support from Tec-Masters, Inc.

Mentioned as: MIT Media LabOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2022NS-23 to Fly 36 Payloads and Tens of Thousands of Club for the Future Postcards to Space

A DARPA-led study team is working with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Space Development Agency, and other organizations to integrate commercial, government, and military satellite communities.

Mentioned as: MIT Lincoln LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2022SpaceLink partners with Parsons for DARPA’s inter-satellite communications project

William Blackwell is the principal investigator for TROPICS at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the mission requires targeted insertion to a 30-degree inclined orbit that few other missions seek.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralAug 8, 2022NASA looking for new launch of remaining TROPICS cubesats

Tomorrow.io is working with MIT Lincoln Laboratory on a microwave sounder for its planned weather satellites.

Mentioned as: MIT Lincoln LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJul 20, 2022Spire adding microwave sounders to improve weather forecasts

In May, SpaceX launched a satellite built by Blue Canyon Technologies for MIT Lincoln Laboratory that aims to test operations in VLEO for several months.

Mentioned as: MIT Lincoln LaboratoryTechnical ProductJul 19, 2022ESA funds Skimsat demonstrator study for VLEO

PTD-3 carries the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Org RelationshipJul 5, 2022Terran Orbital completes NASA Pathfinder Tech Demo 3 bus commissioning less than a week post launch

PTD-3 carries the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: mit lincoln laboratoryTechnical ProductJun 30, 2022Terran Orbital Completes NASA Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 Bus Commissioning Less Than One Week After Launch

After graduating from MIT in 2016, Ryo Ujiie launched multiple multidisciplinary system design optimization study projects at JAXA.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralJun 10, 2022ispace, inc. CEO Announces New Chief Technology Officer

Ryo Ujiie received an M.S. degree in engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralJun 10, 2022ispace, inc. CEO Announces New Chief Technology Officer

Agile Microsat, or AMS, is a standardized 6U cubesat bus that Blue Canyon designed, built, and tested for MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: MIT Lincoln LaboratoryTechnical ProductJun 5, 2022Blue Canyon’s low-altitude smallsats thrive on-orbit after their launch via SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission

Two customer payloads and a hosted software suite designed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory that provides autonomous orbit maintenance are aboard HACSSAT 1 and HACSSAT 2.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Org RelationshipJun 5, 2022Blue Canyon’s low-altitude smallsats thrive on-orbit after their launch via SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission

The TBIRD payload is funded by NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program and was developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Narrative GeneralMay 25, 2022Terran Orbital Integrates Fleet Space, GeoOptics, And NASA Satellites Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Prior to Transporter-5 Launch

The TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload is funded by NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program and developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: MIT Lincoln LaboratoryTechnical ProductMay 23, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers The PTD-3 Satellite To Cape Canaveral SFS For Integration Into The SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission

Terran Orbital expects to deliver a 6U cubesat technology demonstrator for NASA in 2022 flying a laser communications terminal designed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Mentioned as: mit lincoln laboratoryNarrative PlanMar 28, 2022Terran Orbital Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker Symbol “LLAP” and Announces Revenue Backlog Now Exceeds $200 million
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