Tag: Aerospace
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Venus Aerospace Raises $91 Million to Develop Flight-Proven High-Thrust RDRE Into Full Propulsion Systems
After completing the world’s first successful flight test of a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) in May 2025, Venus Aerospace announced the close of a $91 million Series B financing led by Mercury Fund, a Houston-based venture capital firm, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Draper Associates, Starboard Star Venture Capital, Green…
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Theia Space Develops ESAT Educational Satellite for Hands-On Space Engineering Training
Theia Space has developed ESAT (Educational Satellite), a CubeSat-based educational platform designed to provide hands-on training in space engineering for students, universities, research institutions, and aerospace organizations. Built as a realistic satellite simulator, ESAT enables users to gain practical experience in satellite design, integration, testing, validation, and operations while supporting STEM education, university engineering programs,…
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Isar Aerospace and Maritime Launch Services Sign Contract to Advance Orbital Launch Capability
Space company Isar Aerospace and spaceport operator Maritime Launch Services have signed a contract under which Isar Aerospace will develop a dedicated launch complex for its Spectrum launch vehicle at Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, Canada. The agreement marks a decisive step toward advancing Canada’s sovereign access to space and extending Isar Aerospace’s end-to-end launch…
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Masten Space Develops Mission-Enabling Technologies for Lunar Exploration
Masten Space Systems is developing a portfolio of mission-enabling technologies designed to overcome some of the most significant challenges facing future lunar and planetary exploration. The company is advancing technologies that support sustainable access to and utilization of the Moon, Mars and beyond. Its technology portfolio includes lunar thermal management, in-situ resource utilization, navigation systems,…
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Centre for Space Futures Partners to Develop Global Space Capability Dashboard
The Centre for Space Futures (CSF) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Novaspace and SpaceTech Gulf to jointly develop a Global Space Capability Mapping Dashboard, a platform designed to provide governments, businesses, and investors with a comprehensive view of the global space sector. SpaceTechnology The partners said the initiative is intended to improve…
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AeroVironment Awarded $500 Million Counter-UAS Defense Contract
AeroVironment, a global defense technology leader, announced it has been awarded a three-year, $500 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract in support of Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) Domestic Shield Program. Under this sole-source contract, AV will provide a range of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities for use…
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NASA and SBA Announce New Initiative to Scale American Space Economy
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the SBIC-NASA Initiative on Monday to increase investment in American manufacturers of industrial components and providers of technologies critical to space exploration to support a sustained presence on the Moon and Mars. Under the Memorandum of Agreement, NASA will identify technology priorities and connect businesses to…
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Relativity Space Advances Terran R Reusable Launch Vehicle for LEO Constellations
Relativity Space is developing Terran R, a fully reusable, two-stage launch vehicle designed to provide reliable, routine, and cost-effective access to space for commercial, government and scientific missions. Optimized for the growing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation market while supporting missions beyond LEO, Terran R is intended to expand launch capacity for next-generation communications, Earth…
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NASA Awards More Moon Base Science with New Research Opportunities
NASA announced the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines will deliver NASA science payloads to the lunar surface as the agency builds the first outpost on another celestial world. “These new awards…
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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded JAXA Subsidy for Full Digital Payload Development
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Internationally Competitive Full Digital Payload under the Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Internationally Competitive Communications Payloads, which is being financed by the 2nd phase of the Space Strategy Fund1 managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mitsubishi Electric was…