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PeopleEvona Combats Space Industry Hiring Challenges with Subscription Staffing Model
Space industry recruiting agency Evona has adapted its business model, pushing a new subscription staffing solution in response to industry trends, as space companies are seeing a slowdown in later-stage […]
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LaunchSpaceX Launches Telecommunications Satellite for Indonesia
SpaceX successfully launched a telecommunications satellite for Indonesia, Merah-Putih-2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, Feb 20. Merah-Putih-2, named after Indonesia’s flag colors, was designed to improve connectivity in the […]
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PeopleFormer Disney Star Bridgit Mendler Emerges as CEO of Satellite Ground Tech Startup Northwood
Singer, songwriter, actress, and MIT and Harvard graduate, Bridgit Mendler is now CEO of a new satellite ground tech startup Northwood. Mendler, who is known for her role as Teddy […]
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FinanceNuview Acquires Astræa to Execute Global Data Superhighway Strategy
Earth observation and geospatial technology company Nuview, acquired software service platform Astræa Tuesday. Nuview plans to use Astræa’s AI-driven distribution and analysis tools to develop a high-throughput Earth observation […]
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LaunchIntuitive Machine’s Lunar Lander En Route to Moon Following SpaceX Launch
Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 mission lunar lander is en route to the Moon after a successful launch on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday. The lunar lander, a Nova-C class […]
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Sustainability
LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation Lead Joint Statement for Debris Remediation in LEO
LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation (SWF) released a joint statement on Wednesday to respond to the accumulation of derelict objects in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) like spent rocket bodies. LeoLabs and […]
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FinanceLeoLabs Raises $29M in Addition Financing
LeoLabs secured an additional $29 million in funding for its catalog of Low-Earth Orbit objects (LEO). The company said this latest financing will enable LeoLabs to scale up its insight […]
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TechnologyAmazon Web Services Starts a New Space Accelerator in India
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is starting a new Space Accelerator, a mentorship opportunity designed to foster India-based startups focused on space technology. AWS announced the program on Wednesday and said […]
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Imagery and Sensing
NASA Launches PACE Satellite in New Climate Mission to Study the Ocean and Atmosphere
SpaceX launched NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of climate change into orbit early Thursday morning. After being rescheduled twice due to weather conditions, […]
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SustainabilityHeritage ERS-2 Satellite Set to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere
After a 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) is making its final descent into Earth’s atmosphere. ERS-2 returned information that influenced the perception of climate change […]
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PeopleSlingshot Aerospace Selects Former Microsoft and Dell Executive, Tim Solms as New CEO
Slingshot Aerospace announced Feb 7. it is appointing Tim Solms, former executive at Dun & Bradstreet, Microsoft, Dell and VMware, as their new CEO. Solms will also have a seat […]
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FinanceQuindar Secures $6M in Funding for Spacecraft Management AI Tools
Satellite network management startup Quindar raised an additional $6 million in seed extension rounds from FUSE with the continued investment from Y-Combinator and Funders Club, the company announced in late […]
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Government/MilitarySpace System Command Awards Lockheed Martin $66M Fixed Contract to Design 2 MUOS Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $66 million for risk reduction activities and early design work for the Mobile User Objective […]
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Government/MilitaryLeoLabs Joins Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness Lab
LeoLabs has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems Command‘s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab accelerator. LeoLabs announced Monday that it will participate […]