Pioneering Earth Imaging Mission Involves Planet + New Carbon Mapper Organization + NASA JPL + California + More…
Carbon Mapper, a new nonprofit organization, and its partners – the State of California, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Planet, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation and RMI – have announced a pioneering program ...
SpaceLink + Gilmour Space Sign MoU To Integrate Relay Network Tech Into Smallsats
SpaceLink and Gilmour Space have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities to incorporate the SpaceLink relay network for communications on Gilmour’s next generation, smallsat platform and to also integrate Gilmour-built satellites into the SpaceLink network. The SpaceLink relay service provides ...
Astranis Completes Series C Financing Round
Astranis has announced a $250 million Series C financing round, valuing the company at $1.4 billion. The financing was led by funds managed by BlackRock, with significant participation from new investors Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Koch ...
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Ball Aerospace’s Two New Washington D.C. Directors’ Experience Will Support Washington Operations
Ball Aerospace has two new directors at its Washington Operations that will be instrumental in supporting efforts in government relations and space science policy. Dr. Raha Hakimdavar The director of Space Science is Dr. Raha Hakimdavar who will be leading ...
MilSat Symposium Early Bird Savings Ends April 23rd — Info Of Import To Be Delivered
Behind the scenes preparations for the MilSat Symposium are in full swing as defense leaders and business executives are circulating new ideas and preparing for a unique and highly productive series of sessions. Virtual for 2021, MilSat Symposium understands the ...
Constellations… Accidents Waiting To Happen? An NSR Report…
Last week, two major constellations operators, OneWeb and SpaceX, nearly crashed in space when two of their satellites almost collided. Another near-miss happened the same day when two other satellites nearly struck each other over the Arctic. And last month, ...
ADTANCE’s Fieldstreaming Solution Optimized For SpaceX’s Starlink Beta Use
ADTANCE has announced the company's ADTANCE Support and Fieldstreaming solution has now been optimized to work with the Starlink beta — the combined solution marks the first time multi-camera streamlining video customer support is possible in locations where internet access is not currently ...
USAF’s Air Combat Command Adds To Apogee’s ISR, Cyberspace + Innovation Division Contract
Recently, Apogee Engineering (Apogee) marked their first year anniversary by adding to their contract with Air Combat Command’s Intelligence Directorate (ACC/A2) to provide requirements analysis, systems engineering and operational subject matter expertise in the Air Force Cryptologic Office’s (AFCO) Intelligence, ...
Symposium 365’s Digital Platform Includes Space Technology Innovation Panel and Conversation With A USAF Brigadier General
The Space Foundation will be virtually hosting Symposium 365 from April 14 through April 22. The Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983, is the source for media and events in the global space ecosystem for professionals, entrepreneurs, educators ...
USSF Selects Slingshot Aerospace For Battlespace Awareness Visualization Tool
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. has been awarded a $1.2 million contract to develop a sophisticated tool for the U.S. Space Force that streamlines the visualization of enemy missiles and enhances data integration and mission-critical collaboration. The company has partnered with Culver ...
The First Adopter Of ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA MRC Multi-Service Platform Revealed
ST Engineering iDirect has successfully delivered their transformational Mx-DMA MRC (Multi Resolution Coding) technology to the firm's flagship customers, including satellite service provider Ningbo BIRDSAT, which is leveraging the technology to offer differentiated services in the highly competitive fishing market ...
Series A Funding Round For Orbital Sidekick Completed
Orbital Sidekick (OSK), the first US commercial company to deploy hyperspectral sensors in space, has announced a $16 million Series A funding round led by Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, to expand its innovative product offerings, new strategic ...
EM Solutions Completes Cobra Terminal Shipments To The Royal Australian Navy
EM Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems Holdings (EOS:ASX), has completed the shipment of the firm's final Cobra terminal for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac Class Frigates. Witnessing the over-the-air test of the final and eighth Cobra ...
