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 Projects in the Media
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2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
| Date | Headline |
|---|---|
| 2002 Dec 27 |
Space.com
Wright Stuff for RocketCam |
| 2002 Dec 18 |
Boeing
Delta IV Prepares for First EELV Mission |
| 2002 Dec 17 |
Ecliptic/PR Newswire
Ecliptic's RocketCam to Capture Commemorative Flight of Wright Flyer Replica |
| 2002 Dec 17 |
Space Daily
Vandenberg to Loft Berkeley Microsat into Orbit to Study Plasma |
| 2002 Dec 07 |
Slashdot (front page)
Delta IV RocketCam Videos [>400 GB of download by ~15,000 visitors in two days!] |
| 2002 Dec 05 |
The Guardian
Set Sail on a Sunbeam |
| 2002 Dec 05 |
Los Angeles Times
RocketCam images used in local TV commercials (e.g., KTLA) highlighting the value of a subscription to the newspaper |
| 2002 Nov 29 |
Science Daily
NASA's Ready to Study Cool Ice, Hot Plasma and Ocean Winds [CHIPSat] |
| 2002 Nov 25 |
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Delta IV Thrusts Boeing Against Atlas 5, Ariane |
| 2002 Nov 21 |
Ecliptic/PR Newswire
Ecliptic's RocketCam™ Captures Inaugural Delta IV Launch
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