RECENT NEWS
2018 Apr 12
Ecliptic developed the core imager focal plane-to-computer interface for ASTERIA2018 Mar 20
LightSail 2 is now officially out of our hands and awaiting launch on the 2nd SpaceX Falcon Heavy, sometime this summer2018 Mar 01
LightSail 2 will launch on this Falcon Heavy, inside the Prox-1 spacecraft2018 Feb 14
This is the ride to orbit for LightSail 2, which will be nestled inside the Prox-1 spacecraft at launch
UPCOMING EVENTS
- May 1
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Cygnus
Orbital ATK CRS mission #9 (OA-9, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Apr 30 - May 2
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15th CubeSat Developers Workshop
San Luis Obispo, CA – Organized by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Jun 13
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (earliest date of a 60-day launch window) - Jun 15
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North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date)
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| 2013 Dec 14 |
NASA
Cygnus Launch Slips to Dec. 19 A 3-camera RocketCam system will be providing onboard video views from Cygnus during this mission
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| 2013 Dec 10 |
Parabolic Arc
Antares, Cygnus Prepped for Dec. 18 Cargo Run to ISS A RocketCam system will provide video views from onboard Cygnus
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| 2013 Dec 02 |
Altius Space Machines
Highlights of DARPA-funded Phoenix Program efforts 
Ecliptic was a partner with Altius on this work
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| 2013 Nov 22 |
AutoBlog
The List #0393: Break a Land Speed Record
This is an excellent video documentary of how the North American Eagle supersonic car team recently broke the long-standing women's land speed record, with Jesse Combs 'piloting' the car. Ecliptic has been supplying RocketCam systems to the team for years and is supporting the team's run at the world land speed record planned for 2014.
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| 2013 Oct 30 |
America Space
Upcoming SpaceX Dragon Missions Place ISS Science at Center Stage An Ecliptic HD video camera is part of the JPL OPALS experiment scheduled for a Dragon launch early in 2014
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| 2013 Oct 22 |
Spaceflight Now
Cygnus Completes Maiden Visit to Space Station
Watch the mission highlights video for samples of the various RocketCam views onboard the Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo vehicle
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| 2013 Oct 10 |
NASASpaceflight.com
Cygnus Performing Well at the ISS Ahead of Unberthing A Cygnus-specific RocketCam system debuted on this mission and will support future Cygnus missions as well
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| 2013 Sep 27 |
NASASpaceflight.com
Green Light for Cygnus to Re-approach ISS for Sunday Berthing A 3-camera RocketCam system will provide video of the ISS approach and proximity operations
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| 2013 Sep 27 |
Space News
First Cygnus Capsule Arrives at Space Station The first of many planned ...
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| 2013 Sep 18 |
United Launch Alliance
Atlas V AEHF-3 Launch Highlights
Launch successful, including one forward-looking RocketCam view (see end of video)
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