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Boeing to Consider Space-Based Missile Defense as Part of U.S. Military’s Expanded Capabilities
Boeing has expressed interest in advancing space-based missile defense systems as part of a broader military strategy to address increasing missile threats. Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on the creation of a U.S. missile defense shield, which includes space-based boost-phase interceptors, critics of the initiative have revived concerns reminiscent of the 1980s. These concerns…
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ArkEdge Space Raises $52M in Series B Funding Round
ArkEdge Space office. Photo: ArkEdge ArkEdge Space, a Japanese space start-up, raised 8 billion yen ($51.58 million) in a Series B funding round. ArkEdge Space has been developing a standard multiple-purpose bus system for 6U satellites that can support various missions including IoT data collection, remote sensing, maritime satellite communications, and optical communications. ArkEdge Space…
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Starlink profit growing rapidly as it faces a moment of promise and peril
Two new independent estimates of revenue from SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service suggest it is rapidly growing, having nearly tripled in just two years. An updated projection from the analysts at Quilty Space estimates that the service produced $7.8 billion in revenue in 2024, with about 60 percent of that coming from consumers who subscribe to…
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Teledyne Completes $710M Acquisition of Excelitas’ Aerospace and Defense Businesses
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced the successful completion of the acquisition of select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp. (Excelitas) for approximately $710 million. The acquisition includes the optical systems business known under the Qioptiq brand based in Northern Wales, UK and the U.S.-based advanced electronic systems business. The UK-based optical systems business provides…
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Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship
Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster descends to a landing in Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a couple of minutes’ worth of moon-level gravity. The uncrewed mission, known as NS-29, sent 30 research payloads on a…
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NASA Seeks Commercial Partner to Deliver VIPER Rover to the Moon
NASA has announced plans to move forward with the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission after canceling its previous delivery agreement last year. The agency released an Announcement for Partnership Proposal (APP) on February 3, seeking U.S. companies to partner with NASA to transport and operate the rover on the Moon. Under the partnership,…
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Exotrail France Collaborates with CNES for Advanced In-Orbit Services
Exotrail is conducting a phase A study for the French space agency (CNES) to develop spacevan advanced in-orbit services offering, with an optional demonstration mission. Exotrail is actively building key partnerships to address use cases associated with Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) as well as Docking (RPO-D). CNES has awarded Exotrail France a contract to…
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ST Engineering iDirect Names Sridhar Kuppanna as Chief Technology Officer
ST Engineering iDirect promoted Sridhar Kuppanna to the position of chief technology officer effective immediately, the company announced Feb. 4. Kuppanna will continue to serve as senior vice president of Engineering. He has over 25 years of experience in telecom innovation, AI applications, virtualization, cloud computing, and network orchestration. Kuppanna will help ST Engineering iDirect…
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Thales Alenia Space Partners with ESA to Develop Argonaut Lunar Cargo Lander
Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), worth € 862 Million, related to the design, the development and the delivery of the Lunar Descent Element (LDE) for ESA’s Argonaut Mission, including responsibility for mission design and integration. Planned to be launched…
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Ontario Cancels Starlink Contract Over Trump Tariffs
Canadian province Ontario is canceling an award to SpaceX for Starlink internet service in remote communities after President Trump instituted U.S. tariffs against Canada at midnight on March 4. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on March 4 that the province will “rip up our contract with Starlink, take U.S. alcohol off LCBO’s shelves and ban…