OQ Technology has signed an agreement with Spaceflight Inc. to procure launch capacity and provide associated launch and integration services for the company’s first batch of six satellites from their […]
Archives for April 2021
QuinetiQ To Lead Hypersat’s Hyperspectral Satellite Design Development
Hypersat has awarded a design-phase contract to QinetiQ Inc. (QinetiQ) for their next generation hyperspectral satellite — this study will be an enabling activity for a potential constellation of six […]
National Security Contract Follow-On Awards For U.S. Security Programs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has received more than $30 million to support space-related U.S. national security efforts — these follow-on awards are to previous contracts, implementing […]
General Atomics Awarded DARPA Contract For Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System For DRACO Mission
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded GA-EMS a contract to support the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) […]
Sierra Nevada Corp. Creates Sierra Space Commercial Company
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has created Sierra Space, a new, commercial, space company. The new company’s “space-as-a-service” business model will leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as Dream Chaser® spaceplanes and expandable […]
Innoflight Teams With Lockheed Martin On Avionics For SDA’s Transport Layer
Innoflight has been awarded two subcontracts from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems (Tyvak) for the delivery of key avionics for 10 satellites produced by Lockheed Martin under […]
Lockheed Martin Hosts Startups for First Innovation Partners Pitch Day
Lockheed Martin recently hosted seven innovative non-traditional companies and academic institutions to pitch new technologies designed to enhance the military capabilities of the U.S. Space Force. U.S. government and Lockheed […]
Safe Arrival For GPS III SV 05 @ Cape Canaveral AFS For June Launch
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, April 6. GPS III […]
WARPSPACE Developing Inter-Satellite Optical Comms Net + Raises $$$Millions Via Series A Financing Round
WARPSPACE Co., Ltd., a space startup from the University of Tsukuba in Japan, has closed their Series A financing round with additional funding of 400M JPY ($3.6 million) from The […]
Inmarsat’s Report Captures Role Of Singapore’s Maritime Digital Transformation
With one-quarter of the world’s goods passing through the Singapore Strait each year, the report identifies the island city-state as ‘The Startup magnet’A first, and very ambitious report, sponsored by […]