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RECENT NEWS

2020 Jul 02

Solar Sail Spacecraft Begins Extended Mission

On-orbit lifetime is now expected to last two years vs. the pre-launch estimate of one year
2020 Jun 02

JPL Mission Breaks Record for Smallest Satellite to Detect an Exoplanet

Ecliptic supplied the imaging focal plane electronics for this mission
2020 May 04

Ten New Pictures from LightSail 2

Ecliptic was the lead systems contractor for LightSail 2, and its precursor LightSail 1
2020 Apr 30

Dynetics to Develop NASA’s Artemis Human Lunar Landing System

Ecliptic will support the Dynetics lunar lander development effort with design solutions for onboard RocketCam HD video systems and secondary/auxiliary experiment and payload control

Aug 1 - 6: 34th Conference on Small Satellites
Logan, UT – Hosted by Utah State University
Nov 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #14 (NG-14, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
Feb 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #16 (NG-16, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
Apr 15: Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #15 (NG-15, on Antares 230) (approx. date)

Date	Headline
2003 Sep 03	Nature.com Burst Balloon Dashes Launch Hopes
2003 Jun 16	Popular Science (July cover story) Burt Builds Your Ride to Space
2003 Oct 15	Ad Astra (National Space Society) Burt Rutan's Personal Space
2003 Jul 17	Space.com Cablevision Satellite Lofted by Most Powerful Atlas 5 Rocket Yet
2003 Dec 05	Pasadena Star News Caltech to Host Seminar on Market for Private Space Ventures
2003 Jan 15	Photonics Spectra Magazine Cameras Monitor Rocket Launch
2003 Jul 30	Columbia Accident Investigation Board Columbia Accident Investigation Board Issues Preliminary Recommendation Five: On-Board Ascent Imaging
2003 Aug 26	CAIB Columbia Accident Investigation Board Releases Final Report
2003 Sep 01	Space News Columbia Accident Investigation Board: The Verdict Is In (Shuttle RocketCam photo featured on front page and on p. 16)
2003 Jul 01	ABC News/AP Columbia Photos Botched, Officials Say