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Yank Technologies Secures NASA Phase III Contract for Dust-Tolerant Connectors
Yank Technologies, the developer of disruptive long range, high power wireless charging solutions, has been awarded a $1 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) commercialization contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare and advance Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for bi-directional vehicle-to-vehicle power transfer on lunar and Mars surfaces. Building upon…
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DeepBro – Intelligent Downlink Solutions Enhancing LEO Satellite Data Throughput
DeepBro, headquartered in Oro Valley, Arizona (USA), develops next-generation communications systems aimed at transforming how Earth-observation and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites deliver data to the ground. As the volume of imagery, video and sensor data from LEO constellations rapidly increases, DeepBro addresses the bottleneck of satellite downlink by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and software-defined…
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Ursa Major Advances Growth Plans with New Series E Investment
Ursa Major announced that it closed $100 million in its Series E funding round and received an additional $50 million in debt funding commitments. Investors include both new and long-term supporters of Ursa Major’s mission, including Eclipse, which led the round, and were joined by Woodline Partners, Principia Growth, XN, and Alsop Louie Partners, among…
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L3Harris Technologies Breaks Ground on Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities
L3Harris Technologies and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined state and local leaders to break ground on the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities (AAPF), an extensive solid rocket motor (SRM) production campus. The campus will include more than 20 buildings across 110 acres at the company’s Camden site and is expected to increase large solid rocket motor…
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Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn’s success, and NASA science
The company that pioneered small launch has had a big year. Rocket Lab broke its annual launch record with the Electron booster—17 successful missions this year, and counting—and is close to bringing its much larger Neutron rocket to the launch pad. The company also expanded its in-space business, including playing a key role in supporting…
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Amazon Leo starts to roll out its fastest satellite internet service — and reveals just how fast it’ll be
A worker installs an Amazon Leo antenna at a Hunt Energy facility. (Amazon Photo) Amazon Leo — the satellite internet service provider formerly known as Project Kuiper — says it has started shipping its top-of-the-line terminals to select customers for testing. Today’s announcement serves as further evidence that Amazon is closing in on providing space-based,…
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ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation Sign LOI to Strengthen Nordic and NATO Space-Based ISR Capabilities
ICEYE, a global operator of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore closer cooperation on space-based capabilities for Nordic nations and NATO, the companies said. The LOI was signed at the NATO Arctic Space Forum in Helsinki and reflects deeper strategic alignment between…
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Slingshot Aerospace Hires Adrian Thompson as Chief of AI and Data Science
Slingshot Aerospace has named a new chief of AI and Data Science, hiring Adrian Thompson, an engineering leader with experience at companies like Waymo, Uber‘s Advanced Technologies Group, and L3 Technologies. Thompson is tasked with overseeing Slingshot’s AI strategy and development, integrating the company’s AI foundation across its data, analytics, and modeling products. Slingshot Aerospace builds…
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Thales Alenia Space Finalises Industrial Team for ESA’s Argonaut Lunar Lander
Thales Alenia Space has completed the formation of the core industrial team that will develop the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Argonaut lunar lander, signing contracts with Nammo, OHB System and two of its own subsidiaries, the company said on Thursday. ESA awarded an €862 million contract in January 2025 to a consortium led by Thales…
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NASA, Boeing pivot Starliner-1 mission from 4-person astronaut flight to cargo-only
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Image: NASA/Kim Shiflett In its latest shakeup to the Commercial Crew Program, NASA announced on Monday it has reduced the number of missions Boeing is required to…