Tag: Launch
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Rocket Lab Corporation to Acquire Motiv Space Systems for Robotics and Spacecraft Integration
Rocket Lab Corporation a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (Motiv), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft. The acquisition will advance two strategic objectives for Rocket Lab: it will add Mars-proven robotics…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Cislunar Capabilities With Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Missions
Firefly Aerospace is advancing commercial lunar exploration and cislunar transportation services through the Blue Ghost lunar lander program, a platform designed to support payload delivery, lunar surface operations, orbital services and customized Moon mission architectures for government and commercial customers. Through the integrated launch, orbital and lunar systems, Firefly is positioning Blue Ghost as a…
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Cowboy Space Corporation Raises $275 Million Series B for Orbital Infrastructure
Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, announced $275M in Series B financing at a $2B valuation led by Index Ventures, with participation from new investors IVP, Blossom Capital, and SAIC, alongside existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos and Baiju Bhatt. The company, which operated…
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NordSpace Advances Canada’s Space Capabilities with Launch and Satellite Technologies
NordSpace is expanding Canada’s presence in the aerospace sector through the development of orbital launch vehicles, commercial spaceport infrastructure, hypersonic systems, propulsion technologies and satellite platforms. The company is focused on building an integrated ecosystem of Canadian-designed and manufactured space technologies intended to support commercial, scientific, defense and environmental applications. By combining launch vehicle development,…
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Lunar Outpost Raises $30 Million Series B for Space Infrastructure Expansion
Lunar Outpost, the leader in off-planet mobility and in-space infrastructure, announced a $30M Series B led by Industrious Ventures, with participation from Type One Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity and others. The capital injection accelerates production and deployment of the company’s advanced robotics and mobility platforms as it scales the critical industrial layer…
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Katalyst Robotic Spacecraft Passes Testing Milestone Ahead of First-of-its-Kind Mission
Katalyst Space has completed environmental testing of its robotic spacecraft, LINK, clearing a key milestone toward launch. LINK will capture and raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory before it reenters Earth’s atmosphere later this year. Completion of the test campaign marks a major step forward in an accelerated program timeline that has compressed…
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Rocket Lab Awarded $30 Million Contract for HASTE Hypersonic Rocket Launches for Anduril
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected by defense technology company Anduril Industries for multiple hypersonic test flights with its HASTE launch vehicle. The partnership brings together two defense industry leaders to advance one of the Department of War’s most critical technology areas: scaled hypersonics…
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JAXA and ESA Partner on Planetary Defence for RAMSES Apophis Mission
At the Embassy of Italy in Berlin, YAMAKAWA Hiroshi, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), to strengthen and advance cooperation between JAXA and ESA in the field of planetary defence. At the same time, under…
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Starfighters Space Appoints Former Blue Origin Leaders to Advance STARLAUNCH
Starfighters Space, the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced the appointment of two senior leaders from Blue Origin’s New Glenn program, further strengthening its operational capabilities as it advances development of its STARLAUNCH platform. Jose Arias has been appointed Vice President (VP), Space Operations, and…
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Vast Space Advances Commercial Orbital Infrastructure with Haven-1 Space Station
Vast Space, a U.S.-based aerospace company focused on commercial space habitation technologies, is developing Haven-1, a next-generation commercial space station designed to support private astronaut missions, government operations, and microgravity research in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The station is being positioned as a precursor to larger modular orbital habitats intended to succeed the International Space…