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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
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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)
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Ecliptic Projects in the Media
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| 2014 Dec 29 |
Astro Watch
Arizona State University Students Design Martian Weather Forecasting Tool The core video system in the SPARC payload is a RocketCam system from Ecliptic
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| 2014 Dec 12 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Completes Testing, Announcement Expected in January Ecliptic is the lead system contractor for the LightSail effort
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| 2014 Dec 05 |
NASA
Launch of Orion EFT-1 on Delta IV Heavy, The First Step to Mars
All aft-looking external views are from onboard Ecliptic RocketCam systems
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| 2014 Dec 01 |
The Space Review
Orion's Time Finally Arrives Multiple RocketCam cameras will provide onboard views during this first 4 1/2-hour Orion test mission
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| 2014 Nov 13 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Gets Burn Wire Redesign for Round 2 of Vibration Tests As lead system contractor, Ecliptic is coordinating final environmental testing for LightSail A and implementing related engineering fixes and modifications as issues arise
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| 2014 Oct 30 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Vibration Test Shakes Loose New Problems
As lead system contractor, Ecliptic is coordinating final environmental testing for LightSail A and implementing related engineering fixes and modifications as issues arise
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| 2014 Oct 27 |
Spaceflight Now
Mission Status Center for Cygnus/Orb-3 Launch Follow the next RocketCam launch, onboard the Cygnus cargo vehicle heading to the ISS
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| 2014 Oct 16 |
The Planetary Society
As Deadlines Loom, LightSail Bends but Doesn't Break Ecliptic is the lead system contractor for the LightSail effort
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| 2014 Sep 24 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Sails through Day-in-the-Life Test
Ecliptic is the lead system contractor for the LightSail effort
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| 2014 Sep 16 |
Spaceflight Now
Boeing, SpaceX Share $6.8 Billion Crew Contract RocketCam systems will provide onboard views during Boeing's CST-100 test launches
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