Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is finalizing integration and preparing for delivery of two satellites for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission later the in fourth quarter of this year. Simultaneously, […]
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Redwire to acquire spacecraft developer Hera Systems
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hera Systems, Inc., a spacecraft developer focused on specialized missions for national security space customers. With the addition of […]
Juniper Research’s new Future Leaders Index reveals VLEO satellite vendors to watch
A new study from Juniper Research found global investment into VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit) satellites will reach $220 billion by 2027, growing substantially from $17 billion this year. VLEO […]
Albedo’s upcoming launch of Clarity-1 and the early customers
When Albedo was started, the idea of building phone-booth sized satellites that would fly 2x lower than LEO satellites and collect imagery at a resolution previously only possible from drones […]
Control moment gyroscopes deliver a quantum leap in smallsat capabilities
For more than a decade, RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies’, high-precision, advanced solutions have disrupted the space industry by demonstrating how lower-cost smallsats serve […]
Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International secures European Defense Agency contract for pioneering VLEO satellite project
Tyvak International SRL, a Torino, Italy-based subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) and a leading European provider of nano and microsatellites, has announced a secured service subcontract for the […]
Orbit Fab’s new Chief Operating Officer will ramp up production and testing for RAFTI™ refueling port
Orbit Fab, provider of on-orbit refueling services, recently announced it has named industry veteran Shawn Hendricks as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. Hendricks will lead the ramp up of […]
Hypernova to demo electric propulsion tech in-orbit via EnduroSat’s Space Service
Hypernova will validate its proprietary, plasma electric propulsion system on-orbit on EnduroSat’s Platform-2 — the launch is scheduled for December of 2022 on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission. With support […]
Spire Global receives DARPA contract to design a VLEO smallsat for in-situ ionosphere data capture
Spire Global, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deliver a preliminary design for a satellite that would carry an array of […]
Thales Alenia Space + QinetiQ to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats in VLEO
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and QinetiQ have signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for multi-mission […]