Tag: Ground
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Stoke Space Secures $510 Million to Scale Nova Reusable Rocket Production
Stoke Space raised $510 million in Series D funding led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) in conjunction with a $100 million debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank. This new financing, which more than doubles the total capital raised to $990 million, will accelerate product development and expansion. The round also drew…
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AST SpaceMobile Partners with Verizon to Launch Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service by 2026
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon to provide direct-to-cellular AST SpaceMobile service when needed for Verizon customers starting in 2026. This service will further enhance…
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Blue Origin and Luxembourg Collabs on Oasis-1 Mission to Map Lunar Resources
Blue Origin announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase initiative to identify key lunar resources from orbit, assess them on the ground, and harness them in situ. Oasis-1, alongside Luxembourg partners, is the first mission in the Oasis campaign. It will create the most detailed high-resolution maps to date of lunar water ice, Helium-3, radionuclides, rare earth…
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Thales Alenia and E-DSA² Celebrate ESA’s NNO-3 Deep Space Antenna Launch
The European Deep Space Antenna Alliance (E-DSA²), formed by Thales Alenia Space, Schwartz Hautmont, and mtex antenna technology, celebrated the inauguration of the European Space Agency’s NNO-3 deep space antenna masterpiece for the New Norcia ground station near Perth, Australia, on October 4. NNO-3 is part of ESA’s ESTRACK global network of ground stations. This…
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US Space Force Activates L3Harris’ ATLAS Mission to Advance Space Domain Awareness and Superiority
The U.S. Space Force has declared operational acceptance of the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) designed and built by L3Harris Technologies. ATLAS successfully integrates space domain awareness, space command and control (C2), intelligence, operational and system readiness-relevant data to enable warfighters to successfully respond to emerging anti-satellite threats. “This pivotal milestone aligns with…
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Globalstar and Conekt.ai Partner to Deliver Seamless Multi-Network Connectivity
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, and Conekt.ai, a leading connectivity management platform provider, announced a strategic collaboration to deliver integrated Globalstar Band 53 spectrum and XCOM RAN private network solutions through Conekt.ai’s orchestration platform for seamless multi-network connectivity. The collaboration positions Conekt.ai as a partner providing enterprise customers with turnkey connectivity solutions…
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Planet Labs and VITO Deepen Partnership to Advance Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, and VITO, a leading European research and technology organization, announced an extension to their long-term partnership to accelerate the use of Earth observation for global impact. By bringing together Planet’s daily, global satellite imagery and advanced solutions with VITO’s proven analytics and service…
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Space Force Awards Contract to ExLabs to Advance Persistent In-Space Infrastructure
Exploration Laboratories (ExLabs) has been awarded a Direct-to-Phase II contract by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to advance its next-generation spacecraft platform, SERVSAM. The effort supports the Department of Defense’s expanding interest in modular, persistent infrastructure to accelerate in-space operations. Built on ExLabs’ core SERV architecture, SERVSAM is a heavy-class, reconfigurable spacecraft designed…
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Mercury Systems and Nightwing Partners to Enhance Cybersecurity for Aerospace and Defense
Mercury Systems, a global technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, and Nightwing, the cyber and national security solutions company defining the edge of possible to advance our nation’s interests, announced an agreement to enhance the cyber resiliency of Mercury Systems’ hardware with Nightwing cyber resiliency technology. Through this agreement, the companies will…
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Space Ocean and SNPC Partner to Explore Nuclear Power for Deep-Space Missions
Space Ocean, a leader in orbital logistics and in-space resource delivery, has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Space Nuclear Power Corporation (Space Nukes), a pioneer in advanced space nuclear power systems. The LOI outlines a strategic collaboration to explore integrating space nuclear reactor technology into future deep-space missions. Under the terms of…