There’s a Dutch company that will be joining the Swedish-Scottish Group at AAC Clyde Space, subject to approval by an AAC Clyde Space Extraordinary General Meeting. Based on a cash and shares deal, Hyperion Technologies has agreed to be acquired by AAC Clyde Space. The acquisition is subject to approval by an AAC Clyde Space Extraordinary General […]
Archives for October 2020
Momentus’ Monumental Merger of Estimated $1.2 Billion to Become Public with Stable Road Acquisition Corp.
News of this merger includes a number of ‘firsts’ in the space industry both in the combined estimated enterprise value of approximately $1.2 Billion, and the first publicly traded space infrastructure company. The companies Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services, today announced it has signed […]
Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual — Day One A Success
Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual was off to a super start for the 732 attendees on October 6 with the “The State of the Satellite Industry” session, moderated by Christopher Baugh of NSR. Participants Dr. Marco Villa of Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Chris Quilty of Quilty Analytics, Carissa Christensen of Bryce Space and Technology and Richard Rogers […]
RBC Signals Hosts Antennas for Swarm Technologies Next Wave of Satellites
Seattle’s RBC Signals has been enlisted to provide their space communication services expertise to California’s Swarm Technologies, a global satellite connectivity provider. RBC is the provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, and will host antennas for the company. The antennas will support Swarm’s next wave of satellites, which are part of the 150-unit […]
Satnews Perspectives Video Interview with Roccor
Dana Turse is the Director of Emerging Products at Roccor. In this role, Ms. Turse leads the charge on the development of advanced concepts for unique and challenging applications. Ms. Turse is an inventive mechanical engineer with over 17 years of experience in the design of High Strain Composite structures and deployment mechanisms. She is co-inventor […]
Tethers Unlimited Passes Milestone for NASA’s On-Orbit Assembly in Orbit
A critical design review milestone has has been completed by Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) for its MakerSat payload that is part of NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission. The mission is being executed in collaboration with Maxar Technologies and is targeted for launch in the mid-2020s. MakerSat is incorporated as part of Maxar’s Space […]
BlackSky’s Newest Satellites Fly Lower with Better Resolution, And Are Now Into Commercial Operations
BlackSky‘s fifth and sixth global satellites completed commissioning, and are in commercial operations having successfully achieved first images within 58 hours of operation in August 2020. The addition of these two satellites to the BlackSky constellation brings higher resolution and increased revisits for key customer markets around the world. By flying at lower altitudes than […]
Success for SpaceX as Another ‘Flock’ of 60 Starlinks are Launched
Despite the days of weather delays, the launch of SpaceX‘s Starlinks took place on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:29 a.m. EDT, 11:29 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love […]
Inmarsat SVP Named To Space Enterprise Consortium’s Executive Committee
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President for Government Strategy and Policy at Inmarsat, has been named to the Space Enterprise Consortium’s Executive Committee— she will serve a two-year term on the Executive Committee, starting on October 1, 2020. The Space Enterprise Consortium is a collection of industry leaders, academic research institutions and innovative early-stage and non-traditional […]
Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual Welcomes 732 Attendees This Opening Day, Tuesday, October 6
Satellite Innovation 2020 Virtual starts at 7:30 a.m. today, October 6, 2020, and 732 registrees — yes, 732 are registered to attend this major event — will be learning a great deal more about current and future innovations within the satellite industry. (https://2020.satelliteinnovation.com/) With subject-matter experts covering all major market segments, the event runs from […]