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Beyond Gravity: Pioneering Space Technology for a New Era
Beyond Gravity, formerly known as RUAG Space, is a leading space technology provider headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Established as a key player in the aerospace industry, the company focuses on satellite launch services, propulsion systems, payload deployment, and space station development. With a legacy spanning over five decades, Beyond Gravity has contributed to numerous missions,…
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GomSpace Joins ESA’s RAMSES Mission for Planetary Defense with Advanced CubeSats
GomSpace announced its participation in the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES), an innovative initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA). This mission aims at studying the near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis during its exceptionally close approach to Earth in April 2029. The company participates in phase A/B of the RAMSES mission with a…
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system. NASA published an update Tuesday revealing that the robotic spacecraft shut off its plasma thrusters earlier this month. The news wasn’t widely shared until…
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ICEYE: Delivering Actionable Intelligence for Resilience, Readiness, and Responding
ICEYE, a pioneer in SAR technology, offers unparalleled monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to global changes with unmatched speed and accuracy. With the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, ICEYE provides near real-time, actionable insights, ensuring data accessibility around the clock, even in challenging conditions. Trusted by governments and businesses, ICEYE supports decision-making in defense,…
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True Anomaly Secures $260 M to Define the Future of Space Security
True Anomaly has announced its $260 million fundraise. The Series C financing was led by Accel, with participation from Meritech Capital and existing investors Eclipse, Riot Ventures, Menlo Ventures, 645 Ventures, ACME Capital, Space VC, Champion Hill Ventures, and Narya. Debt capital is being provided by Stifel Bank. True Anomaly was founded to develop advanced…
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V2X to Support Key Space Force Tracking and Instrumentation Station
V2X announced it has been awarded a new five-year task order to support U.S. Space Force operations at Ascension Island as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Contract Augmentation Program V (AFCAP V). The firm-fixed-price award includes a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, with a ceiling value of $140 million. Ascension Island…
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After convincing senators he supports Artemis, Isaacman nomination advances
The US Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced the nomination of private astronaut and businessman Jared Isaacman as the next administrator of NASA to the Senate floor, setting up the final step before he is confirmed. The vote was not unanimous, at 19–9, with all of the nay votes coming from senators on the Democratic…
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Sidus Space Signs MoU With Saturn Satellite Networks to Work on GEO Platform
Sidus Space signed an MoU this week with Saturn Satellite Networks to work together on a low-cost, high-performance Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite solution. Saturn Satellite Networks is developing the SBN-X platform, which is designed as a more affordable GEO satcom offering with both a 5kW analog payload and 100 Gbps digital payload system. The companies…
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FCC Approves Lynk Direct-to-Device Service in Guam With Docomo
The FCC granted Lynk Global approval to provide satellite direct-to-device services in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Lynk is working with mobile network operator (MNO) partner Docomo Pacific, subsidiary of Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo, which operates in the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The license modification the FCC granted on April…
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Sidus Space and Saturn Satellite Networks Partner to Develop Next-Generation GEO Satellite Platform
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saturn Satellite Networks, a pioneering developer of space-based reprogrammable payloads and geostationary (GEO) satellite solutions redefining access to space communications. This agreement outlines a strategic collaboration to support the development and deployment of Saturn’s SBN-X platform —…