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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Secures $45 Million Satellite System Related Contract Award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced that it has recently received a new, sole source, approximate $45 million single award contract related to a new satellite system. Work under this new satellite system contract award will be performed at secure Kratos engineering, production and…
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Giant Magellan Telescope Starts Testing Advanced Support System for Primary Mirror
The Giant Magellan Telescope announced the successful installation of one of its completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirrors into a support system prototype at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. This highly sophisticated system comparable in size to half a basketball court and containing three times the number of parts of a typical car…
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OroraTech Raises $27M to Further Wildfire-Detection Constellation
German wildfire-detection startup OroraTech raised 25 million euros ($27 million) in a Series B funding round to build out its predictive AI capabilities and orbital sensor network. OroraTech announced the round on Tuesday, led by Korys, the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), and long-standing investor Bayern Kapital. Other existing investors Edaphon, Ananda Impact Ventures, ConActivity,…
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Kepler-Led Team Wins ESA Deal for HydRON Optical Laser Network
Kepler Communications will lead development of the European Space Agency (ESA) HydRON optical laser network under a new contract announced Wednesday. Kepler will lead a team supported by Tesat Spacecom and Airbus Space and Defence with a 36 million euro ($39 million) contract. HydRON — High-throughput Optical Network in Space — is ESA’s “fiber in the…
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Viasat and ST Engineering iDirect Partners to Expand Satellite Network for Brazil’s Energy Sector
Global satellite communications leaders ST Engineering iDirect and Viasat have partnered to expand Viasat’s satellite network in Latin America by deploying ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to provide advanced connectivity services for Brazil’s energy industry. ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR hub deployed on its Dialog platform, to offer a highly scalable…
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Space42 and nybl Partner on AI Solution for Oil and Gas Industry
Space42 wants to bring AI to the oil & gas (O&G) industry. It has teamed up with nybl, a science-based AI company, to launch a satellite-enabled AI solution for O&G companies aimed at optimizing oil well efficiency and productivity. Space42 announced the launch, Oct. 15. The new solution, the first outcome of the partnership between…
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Airbus to Cut 2,500 Jobs in Defence and Space
Airbus Defence and Space plans to cut up to 2,500 positions within the group as it reorganizes after financial troubles. Airbus announced the cuts on Wednesday and said they will take place until mid-2026. The Airbus Space Systems segment saw “significant financial charges” in 2023 and 2024. The segment recorded around $1 billion in charges…
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NASA’s TDRS System to Stop Onboarding New Missions in November
NASA will stop onboarding new missions to its Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system in November. NASA announced the change on Wednesday, which is effective as of November 8. The TDRS constellation enables data transfer between NASA missions and Earth, including the International Space Station (ISS) and Hubble Space Telescope. The relay satellites recently…
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China Roundup: reusable satellites, lunar EVA suits, and expanding spaceports
As China prepares to increase its launch cadence further, there are plans to expand the facilities at both Xichang and Haiyang. Meanwhile, the first launch from the new Hainan commercial spaceport is expected very soon. Preparations are underway to launch the next crew to the Tiangong space station and return the trio of Shenzhou-18 taikonauts…