Samara Aerospace delivers “Cicada” payload to Impulse Space for 1st in-space validation of MSAC technology – SatNews

Samara Aerospace delivers “Cicada” payload to Impulse Space for 1st in-space validation of MSAC technology – SatNews

Highlight: Samara’s Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) Samara Aerospace has delivered its first flight payload, Cicada, to Impulse Space, marking a significant milestone in the company’s path toward operational spaceflight heritage. The hardware, comprised of four of Samara’s proprietary flexures mounted to a representative solar panel mass simulator, will be flown on Impulse’s LEO Express 3 mission, scheduled for later this…