BlackSky’s New HEO Contract & What’s Next
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a major seven-figure data services contract with HEO, marking a new era in non-Earth imaging (NEI) capabilities.
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a major seven-figure data services contract with HEO, marking a new era in non-Earth imaging (NEI) capabilities.
On June 26th, the fragmentation event of the defunct Russian RESURS-P1 satellite was observed, briefly requiring the ISS crew to take shelter.
Eutelsat Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”), have signed an agreement for multiple launches. Under the terms of the agreement, MHI will provide multiple launches by an H3...
Ramon.Space, a global leader in space-resilient computing systems, has announced its selection for a groundbreaking program to develop next-generation digital onboard processors for large-scale communication constellations. This initiative enjoys...
Bellatrix Aerospace has unveiled Project 200, a technology demonstration mission to qualify a new unconventional satellite powered by a propulsion system at an Ultra-Low Earth Orbit (180-250 km). This...
BlackSky Technology Inc. has won a seven-figure data services contract from HEO to bring automated low-latency capabilities to non-Earth imaging (NEI) services for defense, intelligence and commercial use. Under...
Sirius Space Services (Sirius), has signed a contract with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) for a multi-year, multi-launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) at the World Space Business...
Ibadan, 18 September 2024. – TNO has launched a new project called Qu-STAR to define the role of space in quantum information networks. The quantum internet currently faces distance...
Riverside Research, a national security nonprofit supporting the U.S. government, has selected NorthStar Earth & Space Systems to team on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-WATCH program...
Spaceflux has won the "Infra-Red Sensor Technology Demonstrator System for Space Domain Awareness" contract by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), a UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) executive...
MDA Space Ltd has selected Airbus to supply solar arrays for MDA AURORA TM, the software-defined satellite product line enabling constellations to extend communication networks to every corner of...
Unseenlab has released a new study revealing a significant number of vessels operating without Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders, effectively invisible to traditional monitoring systems, in the remote "High...
CATALYST, a recent rebrand of PCI Geomatics, providing scalable solutions to process and extract critical information using Earth Observation (EO) satellites and aerial platforms, has established a hub in...
The Polaris Dawn mission crew have successfully returned to Earth, splashing off the coast of Florida at 3:36 a.m. EDT (07:36 a.m. GMT), after a five-day mission. After SpaceX...
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded SES a contract to deliver secure high-performance low-latency satellite services via its medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation, enabling global missions...
The European Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SPACE aisbl for the co-programmed European Partnership for Globally Competitive Space Systems (“Space Partnership”) in the context of Horizon...
Neuraspace and the Portuguese Air Force have announced their collaboration to enhance airspace safety and security as well as space sustainability. The partnership also marks the installation and use...
The West of Scotland Space Cluster, the newest addition to the UK’s thriving ecosystem of regional space clusters, has launched, ahead of Space-Comm Expo Scotland at SEC Glasgow 11-12...
The Polaris Dawn crew successfully launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to expand commercial space exploration from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew,...
Kuva Space has announced the successful completion of the Sunstorm CubeSat’s mission. After three years of operation, the Sunstorm satellite re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on September 4, 2024, at 10:30...
ICEYE has signed the contract for the Greek National Satellite Space Project Axis 1.2 (radar program) for the Greek Space Agency and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, together...
Telespazio and Altec have announced a strategic collaboration to bring Starlink satellite internet technology to schools and municipal offices in the Argentinian province of Río Negro, in Patagonia. This...
NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency. The Agency's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program...
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Senegalese Space Study Agency (ASES) have signed an agreement on International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) cooperation. The signature occurred on Thursday,...
Canopy Aerospace Inc. (Canopy) has announced its latest initiative in partnership with the U.S. Air Force on $2.8M in contracts. This effort, which is part of a broader push...
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has completed the installation of the Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART), enhancing the East African country's role in radio astronomy. The announcement happened on...
ALL.SPACE has announced the appointment of Paul McCarter as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The company’s founder and former CEO, John Finney, will continue to support the business as...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has set the launch window for its 53rd Electron Launch which will be the second of five dedicated launches for the French company Kinéis. The...
The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 (Sentinel-2C) satellite launched today, 5 September at 03:50 CEST aboard the final Vega rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, subsequently separating from the Vega...
Space Systems Command (SSC) has announced the successful delivery of the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on Aug....
ICEYE has announced that Aon has expanded its data licensing agreement to include ICEYE's Flood Insights data globally and Wildfire Insights data for the US. As a result, under...
T2S Solutions has announced its acquisition of Flexitech Aerospace, a radio-frequency (RF) engineering company, supporting T2S’ broader strategy to accelerate growth and innovations in the space technology sector. T2S...
The International Space University (ISU) has announced the appointment of Dr. John Wensveen as its new President. Dr. Wensveen, a seasoned expert in higher education, the aerospace industry, and...
At the initiative of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Agenzia...
Celestia TTI and Indra, the national industrial coordinator of the NGWS/FCAS program in Spain, have agreed to jointly develop next-generation antennas to design advanced communications systems for the FCAS. As...
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced Nina Patz as its new Head of Business Development. Nina’s appointment adds to the company’s senior commercial team as it approaches its next...
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission will continue with a new trajectory that will take it just 165 km from Mercury’s surface, around 35 km closer to Mercury than originally planned....
The Iceland Space Agency (ISA), together with the Science Park, and the University of Iceland is hosting representatives of the world’s major space agencies from September 2nd to the...
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, has announced the appointment of Jason Kim as its Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2024. With more than two decades of...
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the University of Bonn have renewed their partnership, reinforcing their commitment to leveraging space technology in response to growing...
John McFall, a member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, bore the Paralympic flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on 28 August 2024. John's inclusion...
Outpost Technologies Corporation has won a $33.2 million, four-year Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from the Air Force Ventures program (AFWERX). The contract will see Outpost develop and test...
Mynaric has announced that the supervisory board and the chief executive officer, Mustafa Veziroglu, jointly decided on the termination of the office of Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and member...
Astrobotic has published its Peregrine Mission 1 post-mission report, detailing the mission's journey and its propellant leak which prevented the mission from achieving its primary objective of landing on...
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded further SpaceX launches after a Falcon 9 booster anomaly on Wednesday, 28th of August. The booster was part of a Falcon 9 mission...
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) this autumn. This agreement reflects the shared commitment of...
LeoLabs has announced the appointment of Karen Cox as Chief of Corporate Affairs at LeoLabs. The newly formed role of Chief of Corporate Affairs will integrate LeoLabs’ government affairs,...
Spaceport Cornwall, alongside Cornwall Airport Newquay, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wholeship Ltd, which operates the National Drone Hub at Predannack, near Helston. The proposed collaboration...
Axiom Space has partnered with Nokia to integrate advanced 4G/LTE communication capabilities into the next-generation spacesuits for the Artemis III lunar mission. Together, Nokia and Axiom Space will incorporate...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has won the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 contract from the U.S. Space Force. The second site, located in the United Kingdom, continues DARC’s...
Aerospace New Zealand and Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to supercharge the aerospace and space sectors in New Zealand and...
Scout Space Inc. has announced its plans for its first demonstration of a novel very low Earth orbit (vLEO) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability, aboard a reusable, taskable, sub-orbital...
Astroscale Japan Inc. a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has signed a contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of...
NASA has announced that it will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to...
Andøya Spaceport has received its Launch Site Operator license from the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, marking another milestone for the spaceport towards the first launch of...
Climate risk data analytics company Climate X has disclosed new data identifying which UNESCO Heritage Sites are most vulnerable to climate-related damage. The analysis highlights that four of the...
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s third European Service Module (ESM-3), for NASA’s Artemis III mission, has departed from the Airbus facility in Bremen, Germany, and will soon leave Europe...
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft has successfully completed a lunar-Earth flyby, using the gravity of Earth to send it Venus-bound, on a shortcut to Jupiter through the...
Minister President Winfried Kretschmann has formally opened TESAT's new production facility for the industrial production of laser terminals and equipment for satellite communications. The Minister opened the facility in...
With the successful launch of Maxar Intelligence’s second set of WorldView Legion satellites, European Space Imaging (EUSI) will soon begin offering up to eight daily collection opportunities in key...
NASA has awarded a total of $1.25 million to three U.S. teams in the third and final round of its Deep Space Food Challenge. The teams delivered novel food...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Terran Orbital's subsidiary company, to produce 10 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma contract. Terran Orbital...
Planet Labs PBC has signed a new contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) that will see NCIA's Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) program leverage Planet’s...
Morocco has selected the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide it with two advanced spy satellites, in a deal worth 1 billion USD. IAI confirmed the $1bn contract...
After more than a year of collecting data, the Austrian Space Forum-led ADLER-2 has burned up in the Earth's atmosphere in mid-August. The second mini satellite in the ADLER...
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has reported the loss of its first stage during a hot fire test at the SaxaVord spaceport in Scotland. The nine-engine test was part of...
The Transporter-11 mission has launched the NASA-designed Tanager-1 satellite for Carbon Mapper Coalition. Tanager-1 carries the NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, an imaging spectrometer that will provide actionable data to help...
SpaceX has launched the Transporter-11 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, placing more than 100 satellites in orbit for government and commercial...
KSAT has announced its role in providing complete end-to-end ground segment services, including satellite command and control (SatOps), for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite mission. The...
Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Terran Orbital, a provider of satellite-based solutions primarily supporting the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital brings...
Impulse Space has announced two new offerings to provide additional access to and maneuverability within Geostationary Earth Orbit and other high-energy orbits. The first offering is a new GEO...
Esper Satellite Imagery, a Melbourne-based space tech startup, and Wyvern, an Alberta-based hyperspectral satellite imaging company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities that will enhance...
Es’hailSat has visited Algérie Télécom Satellite (ATS) to discuss areas for potential collaboration for supporting telecommunications networks in the country with Es’hailSat’s premier satellite services. The Qatar satellite Company...
SpaceX has announced Dragon’s sixth commercial astronaut mission, Fram2, which will be the first human spaceflight mission to explore Earth from a polar orbit and fly over the Earth’s...
Dhruva Space has announced a collaboration with Singaporean Space semiconductor manufacturer Zero-Error Systems (ZES) to advance the capabilities of its On-Board Computer (OBC) subsystem. Dhruva Space will leverage ZES’...
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) at its 14th session focused on collaborative and action-oriented approaches towards strengthening geospatial capacity and leadership. The...
Lockheed Martin has selected Voyager Space to support the delivery of an advanced solid-propulsion subsystem for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), the nation's new...
Airbus Defence and Space Limited and Astroscale Limited ("Astroscale UK") have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaborative opportunities in the field of in-orbit servicing and space...
Space Norway’s constellation of two large communication satellites have launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 04:02 AM Norwegian time, Monday morning, August...
HPS Germany with its SME consortium of cooperation partners has signed the multimillion Phase C/D contract with TAS-Italy to develop and manufacture "Internal Secondary Structures". These are lightweight panels,...
A Chinese rocket launch involving the Chinese rocket body, CZ-6A from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, has reportedly resulted in a fragmentation that has subsequently created about 700 new...
The UK Ministry of Defense has announced Plans to redevelop Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire, Wales to host the the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) initiative. The DARC initiative...
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia mission has spotted potential moons around more than 350 asteroids not known to have a companion. Previously, Gaia had explored asteroids with moons...
NASA is seeking interest from U.S. communities for partnerships to conduct a Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission on the Moon The mission addresses some or all of...
NASA has selected Astrobotic for a Small Business Innovation Research award worth approximately $150k to develop an Extra Large Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT-XL) for the Moon. VSAT-XL will...
Astroscale France SAS, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale") celebrated its first anniversary this month, marking a year of significant achievements. These include team growth and the conclusion...
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has formalized an Aerospace Partnership with Terms of Reference (TORs) between the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers...
Indra has signed a contract with Elecnor for the acquisition of Deimos, a Spanish space company specializing in space missions and satellite integration. The agreement constitutes a major step...
LeoLabs has announced winning over $20M in contracts in the first half of 2024. This milestone fuels over 100% year-over-year revenue growth and underscores the company’s aim to be...
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2024 Sponsored Scholarships. Since the program's inception in 2004, USGIF has awarded more than $1.9 million in...
HyImpulse Technologies and Spacemanic CZ s.r.o. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on launch services. Under this MoU, HyImpulse and Spacemanic will prepare and enter into...
EtherealX, an Indian space technology start-up has announced its successful raise of $5 million to develop fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicles. YourNest led the round with further participation from...
Dawn Aerospace has announced the completion of another flight test campaign of its Mk-II rocket-powered aircraft. The campaign (dubbed Campaign 2-2) saw three flights completed in late July. In...
Muon Space has announced the completion of its $56.7 million Series B funding round. Activate Capital led the round with participation from Acme Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Radical Ventures, and...
Axiom Space has signed a spaceflight agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), announcing the intent to fly an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station on Axiom...
Rocket Lab has successfully launched Synspective's new StriX satellite aboard the Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The mission, "Owl For...
Dcubed has successfully closed its Series-A funding round that saw oversubscription by 26% to boost further growth in the global space market. Eight prominent investors from France, Sweden, Germany,...
Swiss battery startup BTRY has raised a 150,000 convertible loan from Swiss funding initiative VentureKick, raising their total fundraised for the year to over 1m CHF. BTRY previously raised...
The Government of Canada has concluded negotiations on a Technology Safeguard Agreement (TSA) with the United States. This landmark government-to-government treaty represents a significant milestone for the Canadian space...
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has won a multi-year contract worth USD 46.8 million from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) to...
ispace Technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) has announced the selection of Fusion by Stoke Space (Fusion) to accelerate its Mission 3 development, adopting Fusion as its Manufacturing Execution System. This...
Dawn Aerospace has disclosed its Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port for SatDrive propulsion systems to enable in-space refueling for Dawn customers. The DFT leverages Dawn’s existing flight-proven components...
Ubotica has announced its significant milestone in Live Earth Intelligence with its CogniSAT-6 satellite mission, which saw the successful onboard AI detection of objects on Earth and immediate relay...
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