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OroraTech Expands Series B to €37M to Advance Wildfire Intelligence Solutions
OroraTech, the global leader in wildfire intelligence and risk assessment, has extended its Series B financing round to €37m. The round was led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, with participation from Rabo Ventures, and long standing investors Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). With ten satellites already in orbit,…
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Zeno Power Secures $50M Series B funding to Advance Nuclear Battery Technology
Zeno Power, the leading developer of nuclear batteries – radioisotope power systems – for frontier environments, announced its $50 million Series B funding round, led by Hanaco Ventures with participation from Seraphim, Balerion Space Ventures, JAWS, Vanderbilt University, RiverPark Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, 7i Capital, Beyond Earth Ventures, and others. Admiral John M. Richardson, USN…
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Eutelsat and InterSAT Extends Partnership for Ku Capacity on EUTELSAT 7C Satellite
Eutelsat Group and InterSAT annouced the extension of their successful partnership with a new multi-year agreement for Ku capacity on the EUTELSAT 7C satellite. InterSAT will leverage this capacity to enhance its delivery of fixed data services over Central and Eastern Africa. InterSAT has also renewed its existing capacity contract on the EUTELSAT 70B satellite,…
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ABS and SpaceBridge Partner for Managed Services in Europe, Middle East
Satellite operator ABS and ground equipment company SpaceBridge plan to collaborate on managed data services in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the companies announced Wednesday. The companies aim to expand the availability of satellite-enabled services, including broadband and internet trunking, serving enterprises, government agencies, mobile network operators (MNOs) and other essential sectors. They are…
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Artemis II stacking and preparations underway even as SLS faces budget cuts
The SLS program continues with preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon’s vicinity since 1972. Currently scheduled for April 2026, the mission’s date could be moved up to as early as February if no major issues arise. Meanwhile, the program’s future faces uncertainties as the proposed NASA budget for Fiscal Year 2026 aims…
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Varda Space’s W-3 Capsule Lands Successfully in South Australia
Varda Space Industries, which is building infrastructure and enabling fundamental science for a thriving orbital economy, has successfully reentered the W-3 capsule, which landed at the Koonibba Test Range, operated by Southern Launch, at 19:07 Pacific Daylight Time. W-3 is Varda’s third successful mission and comes just 11 weeks after the previous successful mission. W-3…
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Rocket Lab to Launch NASA Astrophysics Science Mission on Electron to Explore Galaxy Formation
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected by NASA to launch its Aspera mission, an astrophysics science mission designed to study the formation and evolution of galaxies and provide new insights into how the universe works. Rocket Lab will launch the Aspera spacecraft on Electron…
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Kepler Demostrates SDA-Compatible Space-to-Ground Laser Links with Cailabs
Kepler Communications, a pioneer in optical data relay technology, announced that it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay with French optical ground station company, Cailabs, paving the way for the future of in-space optical technology. Kepler has demonstrated full Space Development Agency (SDA) standard data rates and acquisition in multiple space-to-ground scenarios between Kepler’s…
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For the first time in the US, a rotating detonation rocket engine takes flight
A US-based propulsion company, Venus Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company’s chief executive and co-founder, Sassie Duggleby, characterized the flight as “historic.” It is believed to be the first US-based flight test of an idea that has…