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Investing in American Manufacturing: Shey Sabripour Talks CesiumAstro’s Ramp-Up
As a young electrical engineer at RC Corporation, Shey Sabripour was inspired by the company’s legacy of contributing to space missions, and he wanted to make his own mark by establishing a company that builds technology in the U.S.  Sabripour went on to found CesiumAstro 10 years ago, which is now at a pivotal moment in its growth journey. He joins On Orbit this week after the company recently raised $270 million, and secured EXIM financing to build out its manufacturing capabilities in Texas.  In this interview, he shares his deep passion for building in America, and how he sees…[continued]
Government/Military
EDA Commits to New VLEO Military Research Project
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is going to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space in a major new research project. The…[continued]
Government/Military
SSC Space Inks New Launch Deal
Sweden has moved one step closer to being and to control and launch satellites into orbit from its own territory from a national security perspective.…[continued]
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Belgium Selects Redwire to Build Natsec Satellite
Florida-based aerospace and defense company Redwire has won a prime contract from the Belgian federal government to build the nation’s first national security satellite in…[continued]
Launch
Isar Aerospace Wins New Astroscale Contract
Isar Aerospace will launch the ‘ELSA-M’ In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission, thanks to a new deal with Astroscale Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc.…[continued]
Opinion
To Achieve Space Dominance, the U.S. Must Eliminate Strategic Ambiguity
“The Space Force was established … in recognition of one key fact: space is a warfighting domain,” Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations,…[continued]
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