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Planet Highlights Defense Momentum With $280M German Government Deal
Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a sign of the company’s momentum in the defense market. Through the German government agreement, Planet will provide dedicated capacity and direct downlink services on its…
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Sidus Space and VORAGO Partner to Advance Radiation-Hardened Compute Capabilities
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to validate and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) technology through VORAGO’s Alpha Customer Program. They believe this partnership positions Sidus at the forefront of resilient space and defense systems, enabling the Company to test and integrate VORAGO’s new high-performance…
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Skynopy Secures €15 Million to Develop the First Real-Time High-Speed Satellite Ground Station Network
Skynopy, a French NewSpace startup providing ground station services for low Earth orbit satellites, has completed a record fundraising round less than 18 months after its creation. With this new €15 million funding round, closed in just one month, Skynopy welcomes funds Alven, Expansion, Omnes and CNES via the SpaceFounders program to its capital. The…
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Sierra Space Announces Opening of New Power Station Technology Center
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth, announced a technology center expansion aimed at scaling up the production and delivery of the company’s groundbreaking Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems, including production for national defense applications.…
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Oxford Space Systems Redefines the Future of Deployable Space Structures
Oxford Space Systems (OSS) was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. OSS aims to become the global leader in deployable antennas for space, delivering lightweight, cost-effective, and stowage-efficient solutions for satellite-based services. The company focuses on enabling next-generation spaceborne services, such as Earth observation, to address global challenges like weather…
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Momentus Secures NASA Contract to Demonstrate In-Space Power System
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions, transportation, and in-space infrastructure, has been awarded a contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The agreement will support the demonstration of a Power Processing Unit (PPU) for Hall Thrusters based upon CisLunar Industries’ Modular Configurable Electric Power Converter (MCEPC) technologies, designed…
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SatSure and Dhruva Space Join Forces for Integrated Space Solutions
SatSure, a full-stack satellite Earth Observation (EO) and Decision Intelligence company, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space, a leading full-stack Space solutions provider with proven expertise in satellite platforms, launch services, and ground station infrastructure. This strategic partnership aims to unify the two companies’ end-to-end,…
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Thales Alenia Space to Develop SOLiS Laser Communications Demo for CNES
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France 2030 program launched by the French government, to develop a very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator. Called SOLiS — for Service Optique de Liaisons Spatiales Sécurisées (secure…
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Set Joint Ventures Headquarters in Luxembourg
Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile announced that their new joint venture satellite company, SatCo, will be headquartered in Luxembourg, creating a European sovereign integrated satellite service. AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications. Luxembourg’s strong digital credentials and…
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Moog Completes Manufacturing Expansion to Support Space, Defense Customers
Moog has completed a large manufacturing facility expansion at its headquarters in East Aurora, New York, to support its work on a number of launch vehicle programs. Moog designs and builds precision actuation and avionics systems that control and steer launchers. The new facility announced Monday brings together development, production, and testing of electromechanical, electrohydrostatic,…