RECENT NEWS
2018 Sep 26
A good summary of the historical context for the LightSail program2018 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
A summary of the final Operational Readiness Test for LightSail 2
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Nov 1
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Spacecraft separation sequencers (launched on Falcon 9 payload module)
Spaceflight SSO-A (earliest launch date) - Nov 17
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #10 (NG-10, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Feb 15
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (approx. date) - Mar 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #11 (NG-11, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
LASTEST VIDEO
Ecliptic Conference Activity and Events 2012
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= Ecliptic has a booth or is featured at this conference.
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2012
Oct 23 - 25
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International Telemetering Conference [Completed]
San Diego, CA
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Sponsored by the IFT
See Ecliptic in booth 228
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| 2012 Sep 11 - 13 |
Space 2012 [Completed]
Pasadena, CA
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Organized by AIAA
Ecliptic (Rex Ridenoure) will be presenting an update of the spinning lander concept.
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| 2012 May 30 - 31 |
Second International Workshop on On-Orbit Satellite Servicing [Completed]
Greenbelt, MD
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Organized and hosted by NASA GSFC
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| 2012 May 24 - 27 |
International Space Development Conference [Completed]
Washington, DC
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Organized by the National Space Society
Ecliptic President Rex Ridenoure a panelist summarizing his experiences in the entrepreneurial space arena.
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2012
May 8 - 10
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Spacecraft Technology Expo: Design, Build, Test [Completed]
Los Angeles, CA
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Organized by Smarter Shows
Ecliptic co-exhibiting in Booth #9014 with Curtiss-Wright Controls Avionics & Electronics (formerly ACRA Control). Ecliptic President Rex Ridenoure a panelist on May 9 addressing "Collaboration and Innovation: The Changing Nature of Government Programs".
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2012
Apr 15 - 18
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Earth & Space 2012: Engineering for Extreme Environments [Completed]
Pasadena, CA
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Organized by ASCE
Ecliptic is co-sponsoring this event, specifically Symposium 2 on "Exploration and Utilization of Extraterrestrial Bodies". Ecliptic President Rex Ridenoure will present an update on the spinning lander concept.
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2012
Feb 27 - 29
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3rd Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference [Completed]
Palo Alto, CA
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Organized by Southwest Research Institute
Ecliptic is co-sponsoring this event.
Ecliptic President Rex Ridenoure speaking on "Architectural Considerations for Employing
Onboard Data-Acquisition and Video Systems," co-authored with Mike Bartoldus, ACRA Control.
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| 2012 Jan 17 - 18 |
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Meeting [Completed]
Mojave, CA
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Organized by CSF; hosted by Virgin Galactic
Ecliptic is a CSF Associate Member.
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