Tag: United States
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Astrobotic to Supply Wheels for Italy’s Driveable Lunar Habitat
Astrobotic has been selected to build the wheels for a driveable lunar habitat planned by the Italian Space Agency, the company announced on Friday. The Pittsburgh-based firm secured a contract of undisclosed value from Thales Alenia Space to contribute wheel systems for Italy’s Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) lunar project. Astrobotic said the wheels will be designed…
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Impulse Space Opens Colorado Facility to Support In-Orbit Mobility Spacecraft
Impulse Space has opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado, expanding its footprint in the state and strengthening the region’s growing space technology cluster. The new site, located at 2000 S. Taylor Ave. in Boulder County, will focus on the development of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for the company’s Mira and Helios…
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Voyager Technologies Invests in Max Space to Develop Expandable Lunar Habitats
U.S. space and defense company Voyager Technologies has made a multi-million-dollar strategic investment in Max Space to advance the development of expandable lunar habitats, the companies said. Voyager said the funding will support internal research and development focused on space habitats for long-duration lunar and deep-space missions, as well as accelerated engineering, manufacturing scale-up and…
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Avio Secures $65M U.S. Contract for Solid Rocket Motor Development
Avio announced on 6 March that it has secured a $65 million contract from Defense Systems and Solutions for the development, qualification and initial production of solid rocket motors for air defence applications. Defense Systems and Solutions is a joint venture between Yulista Integrated Solutions and Science and Engineering Services. The contract covers a three-year…
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SSTL to Develop Spacecraft Platform for Privately Funded Lazuli Space Telescope
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected as a key industrial collaborator for the Lazuli Space Observatory, part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, a privately financed project aimed at developing one of the most ambitious space telescopes ever undertaken outside government programs. SSTL will develop the spacecraft platform that will carry…
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NASA Selects ULA’s Centaur 5 as Upper Stage for SLS Starting With Artemis 4
NASA has selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 upper stage for use on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket beginning with the Artemis 4 mission, currently scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2028, according to contract documents released by the agency. Centaur 5 was originally developed as the upper stage for United Launch Alliance’s…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure NGA Contract Extension for AI Satellite Monitoring
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a seven-figure contract award under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order, extending the company’s work providing artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring services based on satellite imagery and analytics. The funding renewal supports a four-year program focused on monitoring activity patterns and identifying anomalies at key facilities worldwide.…
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ENPULSION Raises €22.5 Million to Expand Electric Satellite Propulsion Business in the U.S.
Austrian space propulsion company ENPULSION has secured €22.5 million in new growth funding as it seeks to expand its presence in the United States and scale production of its satellite propulsion systems. The funding round, announced on March 3, was led by German investment firm Nordwind Growth. ENPULSION said the capital will be used to…
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Rocket Lab Launches Confidential Satellite on Electron Rocket From New Zealand
Rocket Lab launched a satellite for an undisclosed commercial customer on March 5, sending the payload into low Earth orbit aboard its Electron rocket from the company’s launch site in New Zealand. The 18-meter-tall Electron rocket lifted off at 6:53 p.m. EST (2353 GMT), or 12:53 p.m. local time on March 6, beginning a mission…
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Sierra Space Raises $550 Million Series C at $8 Billion Valuation
U.S. aerospace company Sierra Space said it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round led by LuminArx Capital, valuing the company at $8 billion. The company said the new funding will help increase production capacity and support expansion beyond its current satellite and spacecraft mission programs. “Sierra Space has sharpened its focus…