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Seraphim Space Investment Trust Portfolio Value Increases Nearly 30% YoY
Seraphim Space Investment Trust’s (SSIT) overall portfolio is worth close to 260 million pounds ($348.91 million) at the end of June, a close to 29% increase compared to the same stage last year. This was one the highlights of the company’s full year results which were issued on Oct. 20. The company pointed to the…
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NASA Acting Admin Duffy Says SpaceX is Delayed on Moon Lander, NASA to Reopen Contract
NASA’s Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said that he is in the process of re-opening the agency’s Moon lander contract with SpaceX for competition, saying Monday that SpaceX is behind on the program. “SpaceX is an amazing company. They do remarkable things, but they’re behind schedule. The President wants to make sure we beat the Chinese…
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ST Engineering iDirect Opens General Availability for Intuition Ground System
ST Engineering iDirect has opened general availability of its Intuition 1.1 next-generation ground system, with new capabilities to improve efficiency for satellite operations. Intuition is the company’s cloud-native, multi-orbit ground segment architecture, and the first version was released last year. The company says that the cloud-native architecture and XBB baseband solution can reduce hardware requirements…
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Satellogic Launches Very-High Resolution Platform for AI-First Earth Observation
Satellogic, a leader in satellite manufacturing and Earth observation data, confirmed the launch of its newest very high-resolution satellite platform, marking a major milestone in the company’s next phase of growth. Designed to meet global demand for sovereign space capabilities, NextGen builds on the company’s proven NewSat architecture, backed by more than a decade of…
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Malin Space Science Systems: Developing Next-Generation Imaging Solutions for Space Exploration
Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS), based in San Diego, California, stands as one of the most influential names in space imaging and planetary exploration. Founded in 1990, the company has built a stellar reputation for designing and manufacturing advanced camera systems and imaging subsystems for spacecraft. Its cutting-edge technologies have played pivotal roles in NASA’s…
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PLD Space Fast-Tracks MIURA 5 Enhancing Europe’s Space Lead
PLD Space, an international space transportation company, is advancing towards the final validation of its reusable MIURA 5 orbital launcher, developed in a record time of just two years. This unprecedented global achievement confirms the company’s industrial maturity and its ability to provide Spain and Europe with a new sovereign access to space. The development…
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Arianespace and BULL Further Collaborates for Space Debris Mitigation on Ariane 6
Arianespace and BULL, in 2024, signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to collaborate on space debris mitigation, based on a common understanding of the importance of sustainability in space. Under the MOU, Arianespace and BULL performed a first step of a feasibility study to implement the HORN PMD (Post Mission Disposal) device, which is being…
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China successfully launches new satellite group
China sent a new satellite group into space on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. The satellite group, which will constitute the Spacesail Constellation — a commercial Chinese low-orbit satellite network, was launched at 3:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset…
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Quantic Wenzel Oscillators Selected for NASA JPL’s VenSAR Instrument on ESA’s EnVision Mission
Quantic Wenzel, an industry leader in mission-critical frequency control and timing solutions, announced its selection to deliver space-qualified 10 MHz oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs) in support of NASA’s Venus Synthetic Aperture Radar (VenSAR), an instrument designed to fly on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Envision mission. Envision will study Venus’s atmosphere, surface and subsurface with…
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SpaceX’s SLC-6 redevelopment green light
In a pivotal step forward for an increase in commercial spaceflight from the West Coast, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) authorizing sweeping changes to SpaceX’s launch and landing aspirations at the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The decision clears the path…