Japanese New Space satellite launch company Interstellar Technologies Inc. is developing the main engine for its Zero launch vehicle and expects to complete that development this year, with the aim of conducting the first engine test in early 2019.
Read More »China’s OneSpace Technology Raises $44 Million In Series B Investment Round
Chinese New Space satellite launch company OneSpace Technology, China’s first private rocket producer, has raised a RMB300 million (U.S.$44 million) series B investment round that was led by CICC Jiatai Equity Funds, according to an official announcement made by the company.
Read More »Spire Global To Use Arianespace’s Vega SLV For Lemur-2 Cubesat Launches
Spire Global, the New Space company that provides meteorological, maritime, and aviation awareness data from low-Earth orbit, has selected Arianespace’s Vega launch vehicle to loft its LEMUR-2 Cubesats.
Read More »UAE Space Agency Completes Space Investment Strategy For Emirati New Space Economy
The UAE Space Agency is wrapping its Space Investment Strategy that should provide the regulatory environment necessary to attract local and foreign investments into the Emirati commercial space sector, making the UAE a regional and hemispheric hub for New Space activity.
Read More »SANSA And DigitalGlobe Launch South Africa Earth Observation Challenge
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is teaming up with leading U.S. commercial satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe to launch the South Africa Earth Observation Challenge that will seek innovative satellite applications idas from South African startups.
Read More »UAE’s Circle Aerospace Gives Rocket Lab Ten Satellite Launches Deal
Rocket Lab, the U.S.-headquartered New Space satellite launch company that puts small satellites into orbit from New Zealand, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Circle Aerospace for ten Electron SLV launches starting at the end of 2019.
Read More »Australian Government Announces Development of Sovereign Launch Technologies
The Australian Government will fund the development of a rocket engine as part of the creation of a sovereign launch capability.
Read More »Australia’s Fleet Space Opens Internet Of Things SATCOM Ground Station
Australian New Space satellite communications company Fleet Space opened a satellite ground station last week as part of its mission to build a constellation of small satellites and associated ground infrastructure to provide connectivity for the Internet-of-Things (IoT).
Read More »Australia’s Kleos Space Signs Contract With GomSpace For Nanosatellite Constellation Build
Kleos Space, the New Space space-based intelligence and geolocation company registered on the Australian Stock Exchange and headquartered in Luxembourg, has signed a contract with Danish-based small satellite manufacturer GomSpace for the supply of a Nanosatellite constellation.
Read More »Singapore’s Astroscale To Open Satellite Control Facility In United Kingdom
Singaporean New Space company Astroscale has announced that it will open a National In-Orbit Servicing Control Facility in Harwell, UK. Astroscale is among the most high-profile company looking to remove space debris from orbit.
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