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Thales Alenia Space has signed a large, new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to spearhead Europe’s plans to have better and autonomous access to the Moon. The contract, worth 862 million euros ($898 million), is for ESA’s Argonaut Mission. Planned to launch from the 2030s, Argonaut will deliver cargo, infrastructure and scientific instruments…

Silicon Valley’s Array Labs — a four-year-old startup that aims to field a constellation of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) three dimensional, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) cube satellites with 20 centimeter x 20 centimeter x 5 centimeter resolutions — has teamed with Umbra Space, and RTX‘s Raytheon business “to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced 3D Earth observation…

AI and space tech startup Zaitra is working to make satellites more autonomous and boost the profile of the Czech space industry, where the company is based.  Zaitra closed its pre-seed investment round of 1.7 million euros ($1.8 million) in October 2024, led by Berlin-based fund Sunfish Partners. The round also included contributions from Czech…

York Space Systems has unveiled its largest satellite to date, the M-Class platform, designed to accommodate payloads weighing up to 1,000 kilograms. The Denver-based company introduced the new platform to meet growing customer demand for greater power and capabilities, particularly for Earth-observation and communications missions. Michael Lajczok, Chief Technology Officer at York, explained, “The M-Class…

On Thursday NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to don spacesuits to exit the International Space Station. However, despite a plea from President Trump to bring them home as soon as possible, the pair won’t be coming home just yet. This will be a routine spacewalk outside the space station. In the…

Planet announced its largest contract to date on Jan. 29, securing a $230 million multiyear deal with an undisclosed commercial customer based in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the agreement, Planet will design, launch, and operate its Pelican high-resolution Earth-observation satellites, allocating a portion of the satellite capacity to the unnamed customer, which collaborates closely with…

Planet announced its largest contract to date on Jan. 29, securing a $230 million multiyear deal with an undisclosed commercial customer based in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the agreement, Planet will design, launch, and operate its Pelican high-resolution Earth-observation satellites, allocating a portion of the satellite capacity to the unnamed customer, which collaborates closely with…