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PARIS – Lockheed Martin has won a $297.1 million contract to develop lightning mappers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary constellation. The contract announced Sept. 17 requires Lockheed Martin to develop two flight instruments and includes options for two additional lightning mappers. Lockheed Martin will also support each lightning mapper for a
LOGAN, Utah – Space weather startup Perceptive Space has raised $2.8 million in a pre-seed funding round announced Aug. 6. Toronto-based Perceptive Space promises “space weather predictions that are more accurate and have better turnaround times than what NOAA and other government agencies provide today,” said Padmashri Suresh, founder and CEO of Perceptive. Space news.
WASHINGTON – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off June 25 carrying the latest spacecraft in a series of geostationary weather satellites that also features several firsts. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at 5:26 p.m. Eastern Time, 10 minutes into a two-hour window, as launch directors encountered favorable
