Lockheed Martin and NEC Corporation have agreed to extend their partnership utilizing NEC's System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT), which provides Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities across product lifecycles. The companies are also finalizing a licensing agreement with a multi-year option. This agreement comes after the companies have been working together to evaluate…

Space Machines Company, an Australian in-space transportation provider, has signed a deal with Fireball International to deploy its bushfire detection satellite into its final orbit on board Space Machines Company’s orbital transport, Optimus-1, in 2022. The company announced the deal on Tuesday. This is Space Machines' first customer agreement. This agreement aims to strengthen Australia’s…

Orbit Fab, the San Francisco-based start-up that is building gas stations for spacecraft in orbit, has entered into a technology partnership with non-toxic small satellite propulsion supplier Benchmark Space Systems (BSS). The two companies will combine their refueling technologies and servicing infrastructure to extend satellite missions in space. BSS will utilize Orbit Fab’s Satellite Gas…

Houston-based startup Axiom Space has successfully raised $130 million in Series B funding to support its goal of building the world's first commercial space station. The company said that it would use the funds to hire more employees. Axiom was founded in 2016 with the purpose of building "Axiom Station," a privately-owned space station that…