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Airbus Awarded €109.3 Million Contract for Advancement of ESA’s TRUTHS Mission
Airbus has been awarded the latest phase in the European Space Agency (ESA) TRUTHS mission as part of ESA’s Earth Observation Earth Watch program. The contract covers a detailed definition of the mission and payload and focuses on payload development and de-risking activities with an option for the procurement of long lead time hardware ahead…
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Thales Alenia Space Inks Multi-Satellite Deal with PT Len Industri for Optical Imagery
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed a multi-mission contract with PT Len Industri to provide a state-of-the-art Earth observation constellation combining both radar and optical sensors and dedicated to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD). Both companies will join forces to deploy an end-to-end system including space and…
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Rocket Report: The final space shuttle stack; SpaceX may extend booster lifetimes
Welcome to Edition 6.22 of the Rocket Report! We’re nearing the end of 2023, and it’s been an incredible year for rocket debuts. Early in the year we saw small lift vehicles from Relativity Space and ABL, and in the spring Japan’s H3 and SpaceX’s Starship rocket. There’s one big one left: United Launch Alliance’s…
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CisLunar Industries Awarded DARPA LunA-10 Contract for Lunar Infrastructure Integration
CisLunar Industries has been awarded a contract with DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for the LunA-10 (The 10-Year Lunar Architecture) capability study to advance critical technology efforts in lunar infrastructure development. CisLunar Industries will facilitate the development of the METAL framework (Material Extraction, Treatment, Assembly & Logistics), in collaboration with 13 other visionary…
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Orbex Appoints New CCO
Orbex has appointed John Bone as its new chief commercial officer, the company announced Dec. 6. This appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the launch of Orbex Prime, which could be the U.K. mainland’s first vertical rocket launch. Bone will be responsible for driving the commercial strategy of Orbex, leveraging his experience and…
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Momentus Secures Contract with CalgaryToSpace for Orbital Delivery Services in 2025
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, signed a contract with CalgaryToSpace (CTS) for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2025. CTS is the only student team in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) with the goal of building and operating a satellite in orbit. Momentus is contracted to…
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Comtech Hires Former iDirect Gov Exec John Ratigan as Chief Corporate Development Officer
Comtech has hired former iDirect Government executive John Ratigan as the company’s first chief corporate development officer (CCDO). In this role, Ratigan will oversee new business initiatives aligned with Comtech’s strategic pursuits. Comtech announced the appointment on Wednesday. Ratigan is the former CEO and president of iDirect Government and was on the executive committee of…
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Firefly Aerospace to Develop On-Orbit Spacecraft Hubs Framework for DARPA’s LunA-10
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it was selected to develop an analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs in support of DARPA’s 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. Based on the capabilities of Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicles, the spacecraft hubs would provide responsive tasking for a wide range of cislunar services, such…
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NRO Awards Contract to Muon Space for Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities
Muon Space, a LEO satellite constellation company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to provide commercial electro-optical (EO) capabilities at both the sensor and constellation level for assessment and potential contribution to the NRO mission. This award falls under the NRO Strategic…
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NRO Awards Contract to Muon Space for Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities
Muon Space, a LEO satellite constellation company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to provide commercial electro-optical (EO) capabilities at both the sensor and constellation level for assessment and potential contribution to the NRO mission. This award falls under the NRO Strategic…