Honeybee Robotics (Honeybee) is going to be acquired by Blue Origin and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin — the deal between Honeybee’s parent organization, Ensign-Bickford Industries, and Blue Origin, is expected to close in mid-February… terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Since 1983, Honeybee Robotics has delivered more than […]
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High Earth Orbit Robotics Completes Seed Financing Round To Launch Satellite + SSA Inspection Products
HEO Robotics, based in Sydney, Australia, has raised a seed financing round to launch their HEO Inspect product. HEO Robotics visually monitors satellites and space debris to help satellite operators to monitor their space assets as well as governments with Space Situational Awareness (SSA). The company does this using Earth Observation (EO) satellites already on-orbit […]
MoU For On-Orbit Servicing Signed Between Astroscale, Mitsubishi + Government Of Japan
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has announced that Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries”) to cooperate on active debris removal and other projects for improving space environmental protection, marking the first collaboration between Astroscale and a launch services provider. Astroscale Japan has […]
NASA’s Perseverance Drives On Mars’ Terrain For First Time
This isn’t the usual Student Driver … NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem, and instrument […]
Redwire Robotics Systems Selected By Momentus For The Vigoride Spacecraft
Redwire has been selected by Momentus to develop robotics systems for their next generation Vigoride, in-space, transportation vehicle. The multi-phase contract will include a system architecture study and delivery of a flight-qualified robotics system that will operate on a flight demonstration in 2022. The agreement builds on the Memorandum of Understanding between Redwire and Momentus […]