Tag: Ground
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Planet Labs Secures Major Imagery Contract Renewal with Global Defense and Intelligence Client
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced an 8-figure contract renewal with a longstanding international defense and intelligence customer for high-resolution imagery. This renewed agreement will provide the customer with access to Planet’s Pelican and SkySat assured tasking capabilities, enabling critical, timely monitoring and intelligence gathering…
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Firefly Aerospace Acquires SciTec National Security Technology Company
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of SciTec, Inc., a leader in advanced national security technologies. The purchase price consisted of a combination of cash and Firefly common stock paid to SciTec owners for the acquisition, which was first announced on October 5. …
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LambdaVision Raises $7M for Blindness Treatment Using Space-Based Manufacturing
LambdaVision, a biotech innovator leveraging microgravity to manufacture its investigational protein-based artificial retina, which helps patients regain sight lost to retinal degenerative diseases, has closed a $7 million seed funding round co-led by Seven Seven Six and Aurelia Foundry Fund, with additional support from Seraphim Space, providing a runway into 2027. Millions of people worldwide…
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AURA by NewOrbit Space Redefines Propulsion Technology for the Ultra-Low Earth Orbit Missions
Space-technology innovator NewOrbit Space has unveiled AURA, a breakthrough in electric-propulsion technology designed to sustain operations in ultra-low Earth orbit (ULO). This next-generation propulsion engine embodies the company’s vision to open new frontiers in satellite operations and orbital infrastructure. By merging flexible architecture, multi-propellant capability and exceptional energy efficiency, AURA represents a decisive step toward…
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Intuitive Machines to Acquire Lanteris Space Forming a Next-Generation Space Prime
Intuitive Machines, a leading space technology and infrastructure services company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lanteris Space Systems, formerly Maxar Space Systems, a proven spacecraft manufacturer with an exceptional record of delivering a highly reliable family of spacecraft for national security, civil, and commercial customers, from Advent International LLC. “This…
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Frontgrade Technologies Unveils Advanced MRAM Series for Aerospace and Defense
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced the expansion of its Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) product line. The expanded MRAM family now includes two new series, the Dual Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (Dual QSPI) series and the Parallel series, offering a comprehensive range of high-speed,…
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BlackSky Technologies Secures $30 Million Deal to Deploy Gen-3 ISR for Global Client’s Secure Environment
BlackSky Technologies won a more than $30 million multi-year contract to integrate Gen-3 high-cadence tactical ISR services into a strategic international defence customer’s secure environment. The expanded solution will accelerate sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities by leveraging proven commercial technology for high-frequency, low-latency Gen-3 capabilities. The enhancements will enable BlackSky’s commercial high revisit constellation to operate…
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Reflex Aerospace Raises Record €50 Million Series A Funding
Reflex Aerospace, a German manufacturer of high-performance satellite platforms, announced the successful closing of its €50 million Series A funding round. The funding round is the largest Series A in the European New Space sector to date. The funding, led by Human Element together with Alpine Space Ventures, Bayern Kapital, HTGF, as well as additional…
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Sidus Space Completes FeatherEdge 248Vi for AI/ML in Space and Defense
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the successful completion of the design phase for its FeatherEdge 248Vi edge computer, a modular Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) processor line that represents the next evolution in Sidus’ Orlaith AI Ecosystem and is purpose-built to support spaceborne, aerial, and autonomous missions. Building…
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Redwire Space’s STAARK Arm Successfully Completes Testing Campaign
Redwire Space team in Luxembourg recently completed a successful testing campaign for its STAARK robotic arm. STAARK is an affordable, modular, and easily customized robotic system designed for various on-orbit robotics applications. The latest testing campaign has successfully demonstrated that Redwire’s STAARK robotic arm is capable of autonomously tracking and grasping dynamic objects. Testing Campaign Redwire…