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AAC Clyde Space Secures its First Order for Cyclops Earth Observation Satellite Constellation
AAC Clyde Space, one of the leaders in small satellite technologies and services, has won its first order for the Cyclops Earth observation satellite constellation by entering into a pre-commercial agreement valued at GBP 612,000 (approx. SEK 8.3 M) with the Scottish Government. The project will start in Q3 2024 and continue until Q3 2026.…
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Redwire Partners with Phase Four to Develop Advanced Thruster Tech for DoD’s SmallSat Supply Chain
Redwire Corporation, one of the global leaders in mission-critical space solutions and high-reliability components for the next-generation space economy, announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement (SCA) with in-space propulsion company Phase Four to build and deliver advanced thruster technology designed for reliable, high-volume production to meet the surge in demand across national security…
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Saudi Arabia’s Neo Space Group Appoints Martijn Blanken as New CEO
Neo Space Group (NSG) has appointed Martijn Blanken as its new CEO. NSG aims to become a new player in satellite communications in the Middle East. The company announced the appointment, July 8. NSG is a wholly owned company of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the nation’s sovereign wealth fund. NSG will focus on pursuing…
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Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely
The first European Ariane 6 rocket fired off its launch pad at the edge of the Amazon rainforest and climbed into orbit Tuesday, an inaugural flight a decade in the making that restored Europe’s ability to put its own large satellites into space. The debut of the Ariane 6 rocket came almost exactly one year…
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Barrick Gold to Use Fleet Space’s Mineral Exploration Tech at Reko Diq Project
International mining company Barrick Gold is using a Fleet Space Technologies solution for copper exploration at its Reko Diq project in Pakistan. Barrick Gold is using Fleet Space’s ExoSphere product to generate 3D subsurface maps to find zones of interest for copper mining. ExoSphere combines Fleet Space’s satellite network in Low-Earth Orbit and seismic sensors…
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Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later
A long, messy affair between US regulators and a Ukrainian businessman named Max Polyakov seems to have finally been resolved. On Tuesday, Polyakov’s venture capital firm Noosphere Venture Partners announced that the US government has released him and his related companies from all conditions imposed upon them in the run-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
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D-Orbit Goes After US Market With New Subsidiary
Italian space logistics company D-Orbit is expanding to the U.S., establishing D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit announced the company on Wednesday, a joint venture led by CEO Mike Cassidy, along with Mark Krebs, Miles Gazic, Danny Field, and David Harrower. D-Orbit USA is a joint venture with D-Orbit and based in Boulder, Colorado. The D-Orbit USA team will…
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Demonstration Satellite Completes First Fly-Around Inspection of Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has successfully taken further images of a debris object in space and demonstrated the effectiveness of its collision avoidance system while…
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Redwire and Phase Four to Collaborate on Hall Effect Thrusters
Redwire Space and Phase Four have a new strategic cooperation to jointly develop Hall effect thrusters (HETs). The companies announced Tuesday they are developing the Valkyrie System family of propulsion systems based on the NASA-designed H71M Hall effect thruster. The Valkyrie system will be designed to be re-programmable after launch; provide multiple set-points for optimization;…