Tag: Ground
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Voyager Technologies Awarded New Mission Management Contract With Exobiosphere
Voyager Technologies and Exobiosphere announced a mission management contract on the International Space Station (ISS) that marks a concrete step toward making automated biological research in microgravity commercially accessible to researchers, agencies, pharmaceutical and biotech partners. “Our mission management services exist to build a clear path for innovative ideas to become a reality in space,”…
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SpinLaunch Partners with Aalyria Technologies on Meridian LEO Network Infrastructure
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced a partnership with Aalyria Technologies, a leading provider of advanced network orchestration software. The two companies will collaborate on the design and development of key infrastructure supporting SpinLaunch’s low-cost Meridian low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications constellation. Aalyria will serve as a strategic partner, providing technical and commercial support…
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Quantum Space Opens Tulsa Facility to Scale Ranger Spacecraft Production
Quantum Space, a company building the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for defense and commercial space operations, announced the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility will serve as the company’s primary site for large propulsion tank manufacturing and precision spacecraft parts production, initially creating up to 50 high-skill jobs,…
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Sidus Space Advances Modular Satellite Operations with LizzieSat Constellation
Sidus Space, a U.S-based space technology company focused on satellite manufacturing, mission operations and space-based data services, is advancing modular satellite deployment through its LizzieSat constellation platform. The spacecraft architecture is designed to support multi-mission operations including Earth observation, data collection, maritime monitoring, asset tracking and artificial intelligence-enabled analytics from Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The…
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ispace and University of Leicester Sign Lunar Payload Agreement for Future Moon Mission
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, and the University of Leicester (UoL) have signed a Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission. The payload is a Raman analytical spectroscopy instrument adapted from the original laser-based spectrometer developed for the ExoMars mission, and will…
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Antaris and Transcelestial Partner to Advance LEO ISR and Optical Communications Technology
Antaris, the AI-powered platform for the design, simulation, manufacturing, and operation of satellite constellations, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Transcelestial to jointly develop and demonstrate a persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) architecture integrated with high-throughput optical communications in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The collaboration will be flight-validated on Antaris’…
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iDirect Government Introduces 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for SATCOM Networks
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, announced the release of the 450 Rackmount (RM) software-defined modem (SDM) that delivers resilient and secure connectivity across theatres, airspace and all mission phases. The 450RM operates on iDirectGov’s Evolution Defense, Viasat GX, SES Flex, DVB-S2X networks, as well as the…
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Ramon.Space Expands U.S Engineering Operations with Colorado Hub
Ramon.Space, a leader in space computing infrastructure, announced the expansion of its U.S. engineering operations with a new office in Englewood, Colorado. The new facility will include a state-of-the-art lab and integration center and will serve as the company’s primary U.S. engineering hub. Ramon.Space’s solutions span compute, connectivity, and storage enabling advanced in-orbit data processing…
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Star Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build the First Power Grid in Space
Star Catcher, the company building the first power grid in space, announced it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. The new investment, led by B Capital and co-led by Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures, the venture arm of Cerberus Capital Management brings Star Catcher’s total capital raised to $88 million. Cerberus’…
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Solstar Space Expands Space Networking and Communications for Orbital and Lunar Missions
Solstar Space is advancing space-based networking and communications technologies designed to support human spaceflight, satellite operations, lunar exploration and future deep-space missions. Headquartered in Santa Fe, the company is developing integrated communications solutions intended to provide persistent connectivity between astronauts, spacecraft, payloads and mission operators across Low Earth Orbit (LEO), lunar orbit, the lunar surface…