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Terran Orbital, a manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, have announced the official opening of a new 60,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing space, adding to its existing manufacturing capability. With this previously announced addition, the total size of the manufacturing complex in Irvine has expanded to approximately 98,000 square feet. Furthermore, this new addition enables the company to significantly boost satellite production, increasing it from an estimated ten satellites per month to more than 20 per month.

We're excited to share our exclusive new interview with Dr. David Krejci, Chief Science Officer at ENPULSION, from the World Satellite Business Week 2023 in Paris. ENPULSION is pioneering advanced electric propulsion solutions for the space industry. In our wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Krejci discussed ENPULSION's recent milestones, next generation products, and how their technology has evolved over the past 6 years. He also provided an inside look at upcoming missions that will utilize ENPULSION systems.

We're thrilled to share an exclusive interview with Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO of OQ Technology, from World Satellite Business Week 2023 in Paris. Our wide-ranging discussion provides key insights into OQ Tech's upcoming launch of the MACSAT satellite in late September - Omar Qaise outlines the significance of this milestone.

We at SpaceWatch.Global are excited to share our exclusive World Satellite Business Week interview with Stewart Bain, CEO of NorthStar Earth & Space. We discussed NorthStar's new European HQ and partnership with LuxImpulse in Luxembourg, positioning them to address the European SSA market.

ICEYE, a provider of natural catastrophe solutions and insights, have been selected by the Federal Government of Australia to supply flood and bushfire hazard data for all states and territories across the country. Several states and territories across Australia have experienced record-breaking flood and bushfire events in recent years due primarily to persistent La Ninã or El Niño weather patterns. These weather patterns have resulted in either extensive periods of extreme rainfall or drought.

Open Cosmos, a space tech business making satellites that gather data to solve pressing global challenges, raised $50 million in Series B funding from three leading impact investors, ETF Partners, Trill Impact, and A&G. The round also included Accenture Ventures, Banco Santander InnoEnergy Climate Tech Fund and Claret Capital Partners, with participation from Taavet Hinrikus and Kheng Nam Lee. The funding will help to accelerate the company’s growth internationally and expand its offering to encompass sophisticated satellites and constellations as well as satellite-based analytics and insight solutions.

Atheras Analytics, a company notable for predicting and managing the effects of atmospheric/weather impairments on Ka-band and Q/V-band satellite links, announced its successful award of a co-funded ARTES development contract for its TEMPESTAS project. In addition, the project falls under ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Core Competitiveness program with the support of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and SES, a provider of global satellite connectivity solutions.

As World Satellite Business Week 2023 kicks off in Paris, we at SpaceWatch.Global are thrilled to present an exclusive interview with Exolaunch's Managing Director US, Kier Fortier. Exolaunch has a full team attending #WSBW this year, with an action-packed agenda. A highlight is their collaboration with Torsten Hoffmann on his highly-anticipated new space documentary.

Euroconsult has presented market insights and space trends that may potentially influence the space economy in the coming year at the World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) conference. Nathan De Ruiter, the Managing Director of Euroconsult Canada, explained the various market trends and the data to support the company's analyses and predictions.

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch.Global’s publisher Torsten Kriening, has an insightful conversation with Simon Flack, Special Advisor and Space Industry Coordinator at Innovation Norway, and Chris Choa, founder of OUTCOMIST, an urban strategy planner and architect.