by Sandra Erwin with Space News — September 15, 2020 Orbion is a four-year-old startup in Houghton, Michigan, that specializes in Hall-effect plasma thrusters for small satellites. WASHINGTON — Small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies announced Sept. 15 it selected Orbion Space Technology to supply the electric propulsion system for the U.S. military’s Blackjack constellation. Blue Canyon is […]
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Blue Canyon Technologies Provides Key Hardware for Fifth Consecutive AIAA/USU Small Satellite of the Year Award Winner
September 14, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the fifth consecutive year, small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has provided critical hardware for the winner of the AIAA Small Satellite of the Year Award. The award was presented at the 2020 AIAA Small Satellite Conference, which was held virtually this year. […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Readies for MethaneSAT Mission with Critical Design Review
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Partnerships and passion to ensure that methane emissions are tracked and documented has brought together partners from MethaneSAT LLC, Ball Aerospace and Harvard University, small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT). The team announced completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the upcoming MethaneSAT mission. BCT is manufacturing the […]
Blue Canyon Technologies 6U Spacecraft Deploys as Part of the Deformable Mirror Demonstration (DeMi) Mission
September 02, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rapidly growing spacecraft manufacturer and space mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) announced that its 6U spacecraft built for a DARPA-sponsored project managed by Aurora Flight Sciences with a payload developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was successfully deployed by NanoRacks from […]