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Frontgrade’s New Radiation-Tolerant, Scalable SpaceStor 4TB MMU Joins MAMBA Modular Space Systems Lineup

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Frontgrade’s New Radiation-Tolerant, Scalable SpaceStor 4TB MMU Joins MAMBA Modular Space Systems Lineup

Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has launched its operationally resilient SpaceStor™ Mass Memory Unit (MMU), a high capacity, solid state storage solution designed for mission-critical space applications. As the newest addition to Frontgrade’s MAMBA (Modular Applications for Mission processing with a Bifurcated Architecture) offering, the radiation-tolerant SpaceStor delivers up to 3.97 TB of reliable, NAND flash memory in a 3U SpaceVPX form factor, ideal for SWaP-C constrained and data-intensive missions. Delivering transaction throughput of up to 4Gb per second, SpaceStor’s significant capacity enables real-time, in-flight computing and pr...

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Celebrating 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence Aboard the International Space Station

NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global endeavor, the International Space Station has been visited by more than 280 people from 23 countries and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The unique microgravity laboratory has hosted more than 4,000 experiments from more than 5,000 researchers in more than 110 countries. The space station also is facilitating the growth of a commercial market in low Earth orbit for research, technology development, and crew and cargo transportation. NASA created a dedicated logo to symbolize this historic achievement. The logo is visible in the cupola of the space station in this July 17, 2025, image. The central astronaut figure is representative of all those who ...

NASA Launches Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield

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NASA Launches Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield

NASA’s newest mission, TRACERS, soon will begin studying how Earth’s magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather. Short for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, the twin TRACERS spacecraft lifted off at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “NASA is proud to launch TRACERS to demonstrate and expand American preeminence in space science research and technology,” said acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. “The TRACERS satellites will move us forward in decoding space weather and further our understanding of the connection between Earth and the Sun. This mission will yield breakthroughs that will advance our pursuit of ...

NASA — Cosmic Dawn through Her Lens: Sophia Roberts

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NASA — Cosmic Dawn through Her Lens: Sophia Roberts

If you’ve seen video footage of the James Webb Space Telescope, there’s a good chance you’ve seen it through her lens.ALTSophia Roberts is an astrophysics video producer at NASA Goddard in Maryland. She spent years chasing Webb around the country as one of its primary videographers, documenting its construction and crafting stories that explained why Webb was worth building.“There were countless potential points of failure. It was up to the communications team to acknowledge those risks honestly and help the public understand why the mission still mattered,” she said.ALTSophia’s incredible efforts included capturing hours-long timelapses of major operations, filming inside clean rooms (special facilities where space mission components are assembled and tested), and editing these moments to...

Securing the new high ground: tackling export loopholes in space tech

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Securing the new high ground: tackling export loopholes in space tech

Outer space, the new high ground, is no longer the solitary domain of state powers. The growing participation of the private sector alongside government initiatives signals a dramatic transformation in the space ecosystem. This democratization brings tremendous opportunity but, with it, alarming vulnerabilities. The growing proliferation of sensitive technologies across borders, often without proper oversight, constitutes a significant and growing risk to international stability, fueling conflict, cyberattacks and an alarming potential lack of accountability. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existin...