Tag: Maxar Technologies
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Intuitive Machines Completes $800 Million Acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems
Intuitive Machines said it has completed the acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems, formerly known as Maxar Space Systems, in a move aimed at transforming the company into a vertically integrated space prime serving defense, civil and commercial customers. The transaction, first announced in November, was completed under unchanged terms, with a purchase price of $800…
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Intuitive Machines to Acquire Lanteris Space Systems in $800 Million Deal
Lunar lander manufacturer Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday it will acquire Lanteris Space Systems, formerly known as Maxar Space Systems, from private equity firm Advent International in a deal valued at $800 million. The transaction, comprising $450 million in cash and $350 million in Intuitive Machines stock, is expected to close in the first quarter…
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Ovzon Readies Satellite for Commercial Service After Successful Tests
Swedish broadband operator Ovzon announced on Tuesday that its first fully owned satellite is set to begin commercial services following successful tests in geostationary orbit. Company CEO Per Norén revealed that the inaugural client for Ovzon 3 will be France’s elite police tactical unit, GIGN (Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale), ahead of the Summer…
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NRO strikes multibillion-dollar deals with BlackSky, Maxar and Planet for spy satellite imagery
An artist’s conception shows one of BlackSky’s satellites in orbit. (Black Sky Illustration) Three satellite imaging companies are in line to receive billions of dollars from the National Reconnaissance Office over the next decade, thanks to a string of contracts announced today. The companies are the same satellite operators who won study contracts from the…
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NASA funds in-space manufacturing demo that will test Tethers Unlimited technology
An artist’s conception shows Maxar Technologies’ SPIDER robot assembling a communications antenna for the Restore-L spacecraft. (Maxar Technologies Illustration) NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic assembly of a communications antenna and the production of a structural beam. The beam-manufacturing device, known…
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Maxar picks Olis Robotics to provide software for future lunar robotic arm
An artist’s conception shows the SAMPLR robotic arm working on the moon. (Maxar Technologies Illustration) Seattle-based Olis Robotics says it’s been selected by Maxar Technologies to provide software that will prepare operators on Earth to control a robotic arm on the moon. The software will be used in connection with a robotic-arm experiment known as…