Focus: Asia-Pacific
April 25, 2024
JAXA selected Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, as the commercial partner for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program. Astroscale Japan announced the partnership on April 25. Eddie Kato, president and managing director of Astroscale Japan, said Astroscale has demonstrated several capabilities during Phase I of the mission and…
April 22, 2024
Dhruva Space, a space engineering solutions provider based in Hyderabad, India, marked the final close of its Series A funding at 123 Indian crores ($15 million). The funding will go toward the company’s new spacecraft manufacturing facility, business acquisition plans, and product offerings. Dhruva Space announced the end of the funding round on April 22. …
April 22, 2024
mu Space is teaming up with RBC Signals International (RBC Signals) as it looks enhance ground station facilities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The two companies believe this will mark a step forward in the development of these facilities in the region. The two companies announced the collaboration, April 22. mu Space is…
April 16, 2024
Satellite operator ABS “Agility Beyond Space” has appointed former O3b Networks CEO Mark Rigolle as the company’s new CEO. He will be based in the ABS office in Dubai, UAE. ABS highlighted Rigolle’s experience in multi-orbit constellations. Rigolle joins ABS from Rivada Space Networks, where he was COO. He was previously CFO of SES and…