Open-source blockchain-focused company SpaceChain has signed a partnership with Biteeu, the Global Virtual Currency Exchange powered by Bittrex. The partnership focuses on enhancing the security and data protection through space-based storage solutions.
Read More »Iceye and KSAT to Break the 15 Minutes Barrier from Acquisition to Delivery for SAR Imaging
ICEYE and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), will jointly offer full SAR Ground Segment services to ICEYE SAR satellite constellation customers. This collaborative service enables timelines as short as 15 minutes from image acquisition to processed SAR image delivery for government customers globally.
Read More »Three Companies Selected by NASA for Lunar Payload Delivery
NASA has selected three commercial Moon landing service providers that will deliver science and technology payloads under Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery (CLPS) as part of the Artemis program.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: Taking Europe to the Moon and Sparking a Lunar Economy
Europe has never landed on the Moon. PTScientists is preparing to change that by sending the first European lunar lander to the Apollo 17 site. But, perhaps equally important – PTScientists want to prove that Europe can be a fertile ground for companies striving to be at the forefront of lunar exploration, and that it is not a prerequisite for success to be based in the United States or Asia. However, this is not a feat we can accomplish independently, and Europe needs to make a commitment to lunar exploration now – or be left behind.
Read More »Ursa and ICEYE Extend Partnership for SAR Satellite Data and Products
Ursa has signed a collaboration agreement with ICEYE to expand the global market for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and analytic products.
Read More »UK Space Agency to Support Development of Cornwall Launch Base for Virgin Orbit
The UK Space Agency and Cornwall Council intend to make available up to £20 million for Spaceport Cornwall and US launch operator Virgin Orbit to develop facilities and operational capabilities that would enable small satellite launch from Cornwall in the early 2020s.
Read More »Astrobotic Awarded $79.5 Million Contract to Deliver 14 NASA Payloads to the Moon
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver 14 payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in July 2021.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: Cultivating European Lunar Leadership – The Time Is Now!
The first half of 2019 has already proven to be a worthy time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon. With China’s Chang'e-4 mission to the far side of the Moon in January and its proactive approach to create a permanent Moon Base, Israel’s private lunar mission in February – which has paved the way for commercial lunar missions, India’s very first mission to the south pole, expected to be launched in September, and NASA’s U.S.$2.6 billion Commercial Lunar Payload Service program and the American ambitions to send humans back to the Moon by 2024, the Moon race is on.
Read More »Kleos Space’s Scouting Mission Launch By Rocket Lab Set For August 2019
Kleos Space S.A., the space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, advises that the Kleos’ Scouting Mission-1 launch is confirmed for August 2019 on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.
Read More »Kleos Space Receives Satellite Concession From Luxembourg Government
Kleos Space S.A., the space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, has been granted the Luxembourg Government Concession to establish and operate a Luxembourg satellite system (Concession).
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