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Lux Aeterna Raises Pre-Seed Funding for Reusable Satellite Bus
Lux Aeterna, a new startup targeting reusable satellite bus platforms, emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with a $4 million pre-seed funding round. Space Capital led the funding round, with participation from Dynamo Ventures, Mission One Capital, Alumni Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and deep tech angel investors. The company is focusing on building reusable satellite…
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-16 mission. Image: SpaceX Update June 25, 5:18 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms satellite deployment. SpaceX followed up its predawn launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station with the flight of another Falcon…
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Maxar Releases Geospatial Monitoring Solution For Predictive Intelligence
Maxar Intelligence on Wednesday announced a new solution suite that applies artificial intelligence-enabled analytics to geospatial imagery for persistent global monitoring of fixed sites and vessels on the open sea to provide customers with predictive intelligence and improve the efficiency of, and outcomes for, analysts. The company is already bringing its Sentry solution to bear for…
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European Commission Introduces Proposal for EU Space Act
The European Commission released its proposal for the EU Space Act to create a single market for space activities in the EU and put new requirements on space operators regarding space sustainability and cybersecurity. Europe currently has a patchwork of national regulatory approaches, the EC proposal explains. The Act aims to establish a common regulatory…
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BlackSky Technologies Secures $24 Million NGA Contract for Luno A Monitoring
BlackSky Technology won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and economic facilities. As part of the order, BlackSky has received an initial base and surge option award of $2 million. “Securing this Luno A task order continues BlackSky’s…
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SFL Missions Successfully Launches and Deploys Two GHGSat Microsatellites for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
SFL Missions Inc. announced the successful launch and deployment of the GHGSat-C12 and GHGSat-C13 (also known as Pierre and Valmay, respectively) greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites developed for GHGSat of Montreal. SFL Missions Inc. developed the satellites on a low-cost, high-performance 15-kg NEMO bus, the same used to build the first nine GHGSat spacecraft. GHGSat-C12 and…
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Optical Surfaces Releases New Vacuum-Compatible Reflective Beam Expanders
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced that its reflective beam expanders are now available with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high-power laser beams. Benefiting from a high-throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders provide an unobstructed output and highly efficient transmission. The reflective design of these beam expanders is achromatic,…
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Rocket Lab Reschedules Electron Launch to Lift-off in Two Days
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced a swift turnaround in Electron’s launch manifest to fly the next mission in a multi-launch contract for geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360. The mission will fly from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in just two days. The mission, named ‘Get The Hawk…
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York Space Systems Launches Dragoon Mission to Support Missile Warning and Connectivity
York Space Systems, a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates space-based capabilities, announced the successful deployment and contact with its Dragoon mission, a contract executed under an accelerated timeline for the Space Development Agency. The satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 23,…