Manufacture
December 5, 2023
In August of this year European startup Aerospacelab announced the high-profile appointment of Tina Ghataore as its new group chief strategy and revenue officer, and CEO of Aerospacelab’s new branch in North America. Ghataore comes with a big reputation. Thanks to her work at Mynaric, she was Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY) in…
November 17, 2023
Canadian manufacturer MDA is starting work on a new constellation for an undisclosed customer, the company announced Friday. The announcement was light on details, but MDA received an authorization to proceed for a Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation. The initial contract is worth $180 million, and the full constellation is valued at a minimum of…
November 6, 2023
U.S. space-as-a-service company Momentus secured a contract with Spanish space and science equipment company AVS for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. Under the contract, Momentus will integrate AVS' LUR-1 microsatellite payload with SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission scheduled for launch in the Summer of 2024. LUR-1 is a mix of an in-orbit demonstration and commercial…
October 12, 2023
Italian space company Argotec is opening a manufacturing facility in Largo, Maryland, expanding its business to the U.S. Argotec is investing $25 million to launch its business in the U.S., the company announced Wednesday. The company plans to use the 20,000 square foot facility in Maryland to design, develop, build, test and operate satellites. The…