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Flexential Partners with Lonestar to Enable First Commercial Space Data Center
Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, has partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a company in lunar infrastructure and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS), to support Lonestar’s upcoming launch of Freedom, their second data center to the Moon with Intuitive Machines’ on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a…
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Astroscale Secures Japanese Contract for In-Space Refueling Technology Development
Astroscale Japan will develop in-space refueling technologies under a new program with the Japanese government, the “Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross Community Collaboration Program” (K Program), the company announced Jan. 22. Japan’s Cabinet Office and the Japan Science and Technology Agency lead the K Program. The program’s purpose is to support the research…
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Dawn Aerospace Transforms Rideshare Propulsion with Advanced Nitrous-Based Technology
Dawn Aerospace is setting a new standard in the space industry with its innovative nitrous oxide-based propulsion systems, ideal for rideshare launches. These systems address the growing demand for scalable, safe, and efficient chemical propulsion, particularly for missions involving multiple payloads. Nitrous oxide propulsion addresses these needs by offering safer and simpler fueling processes, reduced…
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Viasat to Provide Ground Segment Services for NASA’s Near Space Network Contract
NASA selected Viasat for the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, to provide global ground segment support services to NASA missions, Viasat announced Jan. 21. Viasat plans to support NASA communications with its global Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground-segment-as-a-service network, partnering with ATLAS Space Operations and the Alaska Satellite Facility to deliver satellite-to-ground network solutions.…
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LeoLabs Secures $50M in 2024 Contracts to Advance Orbital Intelligence and Space Security
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced it secured more than $50M in contracts in 2024, closing out a year of record bookings for the company. LeoLabs achieved nearly 140% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024, as it doubled down on its commitment to Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions while continuing to…
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Janet Petro to Serve as Acting Administrator of NASA
On his first day in office, President Trump named a list of acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions until his nominees are confirmed, including Janet Petro to serve as acting NASA administrator. Petro has most recently served as director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where she managed the center’s employees, center policy, and executing…
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Empower RF Systems Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Company
Empower RF Systems announced the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and results from the previous year that included capacity expansion and record business results. The company opened a design center in Syracuse, New York earlier in the year and recently added 20% more space to its Inglewood, California design and manufacturing footprint…
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OroraTech Launches FOREST-3 Thermal Satellite with SpaceX for Wildfire Detection
OroraTech successfully launched its latest fire-detection satellite, FOREST-3, onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 (TR-12) mission on Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. By incorporating miniaturized infrared sensors and advanced on-orbit processing, the satellite will deliver near-real-time wildfire alerts to customers across the globe. “We’re very grateful to the German Space Agency at DLR and the…