Safran Corporate Ventures has signed a joint investment, with three co-investors, in Vyoma as part of an 8.5 million euros funding round. The Germany-based startup founded in 2020 plans to […]
Archives for June 2023
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) to launch from Kourou
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has signed a binding term sheet with the French space agency CNES to offer the company’s launch services from the Kourou Space […]
Seven U.S. companies to partner with NASA to advance space capabilities
Recently, NASA announced the agency will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs that will ultimately benefit human spaceflight as well as the U.S. commercial […]
Libra Group launches dedicated space leasing company
Libra Group has launched the world’s first space leasing company dedicated to the full spectrum of space assets — building on the Group’s 20 years of aviation leasing experience, Space […]
VAST selects Impulse Space for Haven-1 space station propulsion
Vast has selected Impulse Space to provide the Haven-1 Space Station propulsion system — the companies will work closely to integrate the propulsion system as a key subsystem of Haven-1 […]
NOAA satellites tracked historic levels of harmful smoke that impacted millions in the Eastern U.S.
NOAA satellites provided critical data for air quality forecasters when wildfires, burning near Quebec, Canada, sent billowing plumes of smoke over the eastern United States. The satellite data allowed NOAA […]
GHGSat receives a task order from NASA
NASA has awarded GHGSat a task order to provide the agency with methane emission data under the agency’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program for evaluation to determine the utility […]
Resolve Optics invests in vibration shock testing equipment to qualify ruggedized optics
Resolve Optics has installed and commissioned a new vibration test center, adding to the suite of in-house, lens testing equipment the company is able to offer. Lenses used in harsh […]
UPDATE 2: PLD Space’s Mission MIURA 1 test flight scrubbed ‘to be back soon’
UPDATE: Huelva (Andalusia). 17 June 2023. PLD Space’s MIURA 1 SN1 Test Flight mission, scheduled for early this morning at INTA’s facilities in El Arenosillo (Huelva), was carried out on […]
Breakthrough AI + computer-vision capabilities for Teal 2 drone announced by Red Cat + Athena AI
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) has completed the second phase of the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) and computer-vision partnership with Athena AI. Athena was first announced as a partner […]