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Australian Government Funding Accelerates Neumann Space Tech on Spire Global Satellite
Neumann Space, one of the technology leaders of in-space electric propulsion, announced that Australian Government funding will enable it to adapt the Neumann Drive for an in-orbit demonstration mission with Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services. Neumann Space is a founding partner of the Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN)…
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Pending SpaceX stock sale could put its valuation at $175 billion
SpaceX gets boost in valuation in recent offer SpaceX has begun discussions with a party to sell shares of its company at $95 a piece, according to Bloomberg. This would put the company at a valuation of about $175 billion, similar to companies like Nike and Intel. Now formally cemented as the most valuable launch…
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Tekniam Partners Signs Emergency Connectivity Deal with Rivada
Tekniam Partners is to partner with Rivada Space Networks as it looks to improve its capabilities in the areas of emergency communications and disaster recovery. Tekniam is a US based company that provides emergency connectivity for disaster response and recovery. The two companies announced the deal, Dec. 6. Tekniam’s Remote Universal Communication System (RUCS) is…
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Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days
A Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 8, 2023. Image: SpaceX. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted from the West Coast with another batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink network at 12:03 a.m. PST Friday (3:03 a.m. EST / 0803 UTC). Including Starship test flights this was…
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Amazon Signs Contract with SpaceX for Three Launches to Support Project Kuiper Deployment
Amazon has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches to support deployment plans for Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network. Project Kuiper satellites were designed from the start to accommodate multiple launch providers and vehicles, allowing us to reduce schedule risk and move faster in our mission to…
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Sidus Space Installs NASA Stennis ASTRA Flight Software and Hardware on LizzieSat Satellite
Sidus Space, a Space, and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced that it has received its ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) Flight Software Version 1.0 and ASTRA flight hardware from NASA Stennis and installed it on the Company’s LizzieSat satellite ahead of its first quarter 2024 SpaceX Transporter 10 launch. NASA Stennis has completed its…
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ZhuQue-2 launches on third flight
LandSpace has launched its third ZhuQue-2 rocket on Friday, Dec. 8, at 23:40 UTC. The launch, just like the first two, took place from Launch Site 96 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. Earlier this year, ZhuQue-2 performed its second launch, in which the rocket successfully reached orbit. After the initial launch in…
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Malaysian Energy Company Uzma Taps Satellogic to Further Geospatial Ambitions
Satellogic has won a major new deal with Malaysian energy company Uzma to advance geospatial capabilities in Southeast Asia. The agreement, announced Dec. 7, includes leveraging an EO satellite designed and manufactured by Satellogic that is planned to be launched in the second half of 2024 as ‘UzmaSAT-1’ aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Through…
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Rocket Lab Wins Korean EO Satellite Launch Deal
Rocket Lab has signed a new launch deal in Asia. The company will send an Earth Observation (EO) satellite for the for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) into orbit on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024. The deal was announced, Nov. 7. KAIST’s NeonSat-1 will be the primary…
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Space Machines Uses Siemens Xcelerator Software to Design its Orbital Servicing Vehicle
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Space Machines Company (SMC), an Australian space on-orbit services and logistics startup, has used the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to design and build the Optimus Orbital Servicing Vehicle. One of the largest commercial spacecraft being designed, manufactured, and assembled in Australia, is in development at the University…