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Muon Space funding attains million$$

August 9, 2022

Muon Space has announced their Series A financing led by AI-focused venture capital firm, Radical Ventures. Founded by veteran technology and aerospace leaders, Muon Space is launching hundreds of scientific-grade sensors into space to help every business better understand and react to our changing planet. Radical Ventures led the $25 million A round which included […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Data Acquisition, Data Analytics, Data Fusion, Earth Observation (EO), Funding, News, Sensors, Series A

Telespazio and Inmarsat plan the future development of the lunar economy

August 9, 2022

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and Inmarsat, are aiming to create essential communication and navigation services for upcoming missions to the Moon, enabling the birth of the future lunar economy through a new agreement. The agreement, signed last month, outlines the services Telespazio and Inmarsat intend to offer together as […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Business Moves, Connectivity, Development, Lunar Economy, Navigation, Space Communications

Nanoracks’ multiple customer payloads launched on the SpaceX CRS-25 mission

August 9, 2022

Nanoracks had several payloads that launched on the SpaceX CRS-25 (SpX-25) mission in July of 2022 — some of these payloads have been in the works for three years. These payloads were sent as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for scientific research and technology demonstrations that will be instrumental […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Cubesats, Falcon 9, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Systems, Launch Vehicle, Nanoracks, News, Partnerships, SmallSats, SpaceX, STEM

The largest smallsat constellation build contract to date received by Blue Canyon Technologies

August 9, 2022

Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has been selected to provide 18 cubesats for The Tomorrow Companies Inc. (“Tomorrow.io”) microwave sounding mission. In the company’s largest constellation delivery to date, Blue Canyon will provide 18, integrated cubesats and payload elements, support payload integration, conduct integrated space vehicle […]

Filed Under: Analytics, Business Moves, Constellation, Contracts, In-Space Testing, Microwave, Mission Ops, Payload Integration, Radar Imaging, SmallSats, Weather Tagged With: Featured

D-Orbit has a multi-year launch + deployment contract with Astrocast

August 9, 2022

D-Orbit has signed a multiple launch and deployment contract with Astrocast — according to the agreement, D-Orbit will launch 20 of Astrocast’s satellites aboard ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit’s orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) designed to precisely deploy satellites and perform technology demonstrations of third-party payloads in orbit. The satellites, which will join Astrocast’s constellation of satellites […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Contracts, Deployments, In-Space Demo, Italy, Multi-Launch Agreement, OTV, Satellite IoT, SmallSats Tagged With: Featured

Metal plasma thruster tech’s role in hybrid mobility packages from AASC now part of Benchmark Space’s propulsion systems

August 8, 2022

With hybrid vehicle sales at an all-time high on Earth, Benchmark Space Systems has a definitive agreement to acquire Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation (AASC)’s electric propulsion technologies to help power hybrid spacecraft designed to ultimately run on in-space resources and repurposed space debris. Benchmark’s turn-key hybrid chemical + electric propulsion systems will leverage the high […]

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Business Moves, Chemical Propulsion Systems, Electric Propulsion, Guidance Navigation + Control, Metal Plasma Thrusters, On-Orbit Servicing, OSAM, Propulsion, SmallSats

Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle

August 8, 2022

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have joined forces to provide an American-built, first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new, medium launch vehicle to serve commercial, civil and national security space launch markets.  Firefly’s propulsion technology utilizes the same propellants as the current Antares rocket, which minimizes launch site upgrades. The […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Castor 30XL motor, Development, Engines / Thrusters, Miranda Engines, Partnerships, Rocket Development, Rocket Engine, USA

Blue Canyon opens new smallsat manufacturing facility in Colorado

August 7, 2022

Smallsat manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new cubesat factory in Boulder, Colorado, with members of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The expanded 31,000-square-foot facility consolidates manufacturing efforts with dedicated […]

Filed Under: Building, Business Moves, Celebration, Cubesats, SmallSats, USA

A controlling interest in Descartes Labs is acquired by Antarctica Capital

August 7, 2022

Affiliates of Antarctica Capital (“Antarctica”) has acquired a controlling interest in Descartes Labs, a solutions provider of geospatial intelligence to commercial and government clients — this acquisition complements Antarctica’s existing portfolio of companies that span New Space, Data Analytics and Digital Infrastructure. Descartes Labs is a geospatial intelligence company that performs scientific analysis of geospatial, […]

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Analysis / Reports, Business Moves, Data Analytics, Digital Infrastructure, Geospatical Intelligence, Remote Sensing, SaaS

Iridium partner SKYTRAC SATCOM selected for French light helicopter armed forces program

August 7, 2022

  Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has shared that Airbus Helicopters is providing the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger – HIL) French Armed Forces Program with H160M’s that will be factory-equipped with Iridium partner SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus Connected® SDL-700.  A multifunctional system, the SDL-700 is a satellite communication terminal, data acquisition, and onboard server system that utilizes Iridium Certus broadband connectivity to […]

Filed Under: Airbus, Business Moves, Contracts, Data Acquisition, Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), France, Helicopters, Iridium, SATCOM, SKYTRAC

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