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, […]
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Space Alliance brings new firepower to the UK’s national space strategy with Leonardo and Thales partnership
The partnership’s UK-based technology, research and apprenticeships will help return astronauts to the Moon, ramp up the UK’s space-based intelligence gathering capabilities and turn the latest satellite technology towards the […]
Where the rubber meets the… lunar surface… Goodyear + Lockheed Martin partner up
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission, which landed on the Moon 53 years ago. The company will continue […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has added Optix platform capabilities into the firm’s Optix platform
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Optix platform (screenshot below) into its System for Tasking And Real-Time Exploitation (STARE) system. Optix delivers cloud-based, big data processing and […]
Virgin Galactic ‘inks’ an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences for nexgen motherships
Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”) has signed an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences (“Aurora”), a Boeing company, to partner in the design and manufacturing of the […]
Plasmos to build a reusable space tug
A space tug that is fully reusable as well as a delivery system that addresses the last mile is being developed by Plasmos Inc., using the company’s developed propulsion capability […]
QuadSAT will benefit from ESA’s ARTES Core Competitiveness Program
QuadSAT has been awarded an additional 500,000 euros by ESA under ARTES Core Competitiveness program to enter into the product phase development project, thus continuing the successfully concluded technology phase. […]
Sidus Space is now a Collins Aerospace teammate for NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contract
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) is now part of the Collins Aerospace team that was awarded NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVAS) services contract. The Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services, or xEVAS program, […]
Beam Communications to develop a new Cetus® device for Iridium
Beam Communications Holdings Ltd. (ASX: BCC, “Beam” or the “Company”) has signed a binding contract with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) for the development and supply of a new Iridium […]
Poland’s first smallsat factory to be built by SatRev within the Legnica Special Economic Zone
SatRev will manufacture numerous nanosatellites in a new factory that will be built in Legnica, Poland, close to the company’s headquarters — this is the result of an agreement signed […]