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Introducing MDS v1.4.0. Faster & Smarter Constellations Design
2025-12-18
We’re excited to release MDS v1.4.0, bringing powerful new capabilities to satellite mission design, constellation analysis, and ops so you can iterate faster and make better decisions.
What’s new:
TUDAT orbit propagation – fully customizable state of the art astrodynamics models for h...
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PickNik and Blackswan Space Partner to Advance In-Orbit Autonomy and Space Robotics Simulation
2025-11-25
When we think about space missions, we often picture rockets and satellites. But the real challenge starts once those satellites are in orbit. How do they navigate, repair themselves, or interact with other spacecraft without constant human input? That’s where autonomy comes in—and why our new part...
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Blackswan Space secures RPO Kit delivery to “ASTRAL” – a European landmark in-orbit refuelling mission
2025-11-21
Blackswan Space as part of the ASTRAL project consortium is going to deliver the RPO (rendezvous and proximity operations) Kit a critical sub-system of the spacecraft for an in-orbit refueling experiment going to be launched in 2028.
Orbit Fab, the in-orbit logistics company pioneering space sus...
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Mission Design Simulator (MDS) Solaris v.1.3.0 is live!
2025-09-27
🚀 MDS 1.3.0 is live!We’re proud to announce the latest release of our satellite simulation platform, just in time for International Astronautical Congress – IAC 2025 Sydney!This update brings a suite of very powerful new features:✅Docking Simulations ! – Model satellite docking scenarios with...
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Blackswan Space opens its US office in Golden, Colorado
2025-09-15
To better serve the growing number of customers in Noth America, we have recently opened our US division and already welcomed our first employee there – our US sales manager Kyle Foiles ! Over the next 12 months we will be further growing our local US team to better support our exis...
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Blackswan Space completes €80k Pre-Phase A ESA System Study for In-Space Proof of Concept-3 (InSPoC-3)
2025-07-21
Blackswan Space has successfully delivered an €80k study for the European Space Agency (ESA) under the In-Space Proof of Concept 3 (InSPoC-3) initiative. The project focused on advancing on-board autonomy and shared intelligence for future in-space transportation systems, laying the groundwork for ...
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Blackswan Space Secures €300K ESA Contract to Advance Mission Design Simulator in partnership with Kongsberg NanoAvionics
2025-07-11
Blackswan Space is proud to announce the award of a €300,000 contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance its flagship product, the Mission Design Simulator (MDS). This milestone project will significantly expand MDS capabilities, empowering engineers to design and prototype satellite c...
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Blackswan Space Achieves TRL5 for Vision-Based Navigation System in €250k ESA Project
2025-06-30
Blackswan Space has successfully completed a major milestone in its collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), advancing its flagship Vision-Based Navigation (VBN) system to Technology Readiness Level 5 (TRL5). The €250k project was carried out under ESA’s General Technology Support Progra...
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Mission Design Simulator (MDS) Solaris v.1.2.0 is here!
2025-06-17
Mission Design Simulator (MDS) Solaris NEW release v1.2.0 is here!
Packed with powerful new features to elevate your mission design and simulation experience:– Fast-forward propagation without rendering– High-definition rendering pipeline for stunning visuals– Inter-s...
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Vilnius Tech Adopts Blackswan Space’s Mission Design Simulator for Aerospace Curriculum
2025-06-06
We are happy to announce our latest €114,000 license contract with VILNIUS TECH AGAI for the Mission Design Simulator (MDS) to be integrated into their aerospace engineering curriculum 🎓
Using our easy-to-use interface and a unique set of real-time simulation features, Vilnius Tech AGAI student...
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