Project Kuiper, Amazon’s LEO satellite network, has a simple mission: deliver fast, reliable connectivity to customers and communities around the world. The service will reach a wide range of customers […]
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Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban […]
Aerospacelab secures 94 million euros ($110 million)
Aerospacelab has closed an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million euros ($110 million) throughout a dual-tranche funding of 56 million euros ($66 million) alongside a 38 million euros […]
RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies announces new + larger spacecraft
Blue Canyon Technologies recently unveiled the firm’s latest spacecraft bus, the Saturn-400. This new, larger satellite offers flexibility and reliability to help customers achieve their mission objectives more effectively. The […]
Sidus Space deploys advanced SpacePilot software for autonomous ops + commissions LizzieSat®-3 Attitude Determination + Control System
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has successfully deployed the company’s new, autonomous, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software, SpacePilot, and has also commissioned the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) on […]
Open Cosmos kicks off first rideshare mission for the European Commission’s IOD/IOV program
Open Cosmos has signed the first work order contract as part of the In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) program funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe R&I Program. Open Cosmos […]
Albedo awarded a Stage II contract from the NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) award to Albedo expands on the company’s original NRO Strategic Commercial Enhancements program—this milestone expands Albedo’s partnership with the NRO and positions its VLEO platform […]
SFL Missions Inc. awarded contract for AISSat-4 nanosatellite development
The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
Morpheus Space validates next generation electric propulsion with GO-2’s on-orbit demo
Morpheus Space, earlier this month, completed their on-orbit demo mission in collaboration with space logistics company, D-Orbit—this mission validated the primary objectives of accuracy and performance of Morpheus’ next-generation electric […]
Launch Update: Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) quantum smallsat launched into space
The goal of TUM‘s QUICK³ is to make fast and secure communication possible. The QUICK³ nano satellite will test components for use in future quantum satellite systems. The satellite, developed […]