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Astroscale Advances UK Debris Removal Mission After Mid-Term Review
Astroscale Ltd., the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has completed the Mid-Term Review of the current development phase for the UK Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission with the UK Space Agency. Through COSMIC, Astroscale’s flagship UK ADR solution, the company…
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Oso Semiconductor Secures $5.2M in Seed Funding for Phased Array Chipsets
Oso Semiconductor closed a $5.2 million seed funding round to fund development of phased array chipsets for satellite communications, 5G, and radar systems, the company announced Feb. 12. Founded in 2022 and spun out of the University of California, Berkeley, Oso Semiconductor is focused on building chipsets for next-gen wireless communication and sensing applications. Engine…
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Airbus Secures UK MOD Contract to Develop Oberon SAR Satellites
Airbus has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with day-and-night, all-weather, space-based ‘Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance’ (ISR) capability. The two Oberon satellites will boast active, ultra-high resolution SAR, providing freedom of action to the UK MOD and a greater operational capability…
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US Space Force Looks to Accelerate Shift to Fixed-Price Contracts
The U.S. Space Force is moving to shift a traditional 50-50 cost-plus versus fixed-price development contract split even more toward the use of fixed-price contracts with low non-recurring engineering costs and two to three year development cycles, a top service official said on Tuesday. “If fits in the modality of getting us into a good…
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NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members stand in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency),Pilot Nichole Ayers of NASA, Commander Anne McClain of NASA and Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos. Image: SpaceX…
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Vast space station qualification article passes major milestone
Vast is one step closer to launching its first private commercial space station. The company recently completed testing of its Haven-1 qualification article in Mojave, California, and reported that it successfully passed its tests. The company’s current goal is to launch the flight article aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 2026.…
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L3Harris Launches New Technology to Control Autonomous Swarms
L3Harris Technologies has introduced AMORPHOUS, its new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously. Designed with an open architecture, this software enables the United States and allied militaries to control a mix of uncrewed platforms, payloads, and systems, even if another manufacturer produces them. AMORPHOUS, which stands for…
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Spire Files Complaint Against Kpler for Not Completing Maritime Deal
Spire Global has filed a complaint in court against Kpler for not closing on the purchase of Spire’s maritime business. Spire announced the deal with data and analytics platform Kpler in November of 2024, to sell its maritime business in a $241 million deal that would pay off all of Spire’s debt. The deal did…
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SatVu Adds Thermal Image Archive to Global Data Marketplace
SatVu is looking to reach the U.S. government market by offering its archive of high-resolution HotSat-1 imagery to U.S. government agencies through the Global Data Marketplace (GDM). This program streamlines access to commercial space-based data, enabling U.S. Government (USG) agencies to secure insights for Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT). SatVu announced the move on…