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BlackSky Secures $50 Million Deal with Thales Alenia Space for Indonesia's First Sovereign Satellites
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY), a leader in real-time geospatial intelligence, has secured a landmark contract with Thales Alenia Space to bolster the Republic of Indonesia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) with cutting-edge Gen-3 Earth observation satellites.
This innovative partnership, valued at approximately $50 million, marks a significant leap forward in the deployment of sovereign AST SpaceMobile's Space-Based Cellular Network to Support Government Missions Through New Contract
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), a trailblazer in space-based cellular broadband technology, recently disclosed its latest achievement-a revenue-generating contract awarded by a prime contractor on behalf of the United States Government. This pivotal development underscores AST SpaceMobile's expanding role in enhancing global communication systems through its advanced satellite network. Signal Ocean to make $10M strategic investment in Spire Global
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) and Signal Ocean have announced a strategic partnership aimed at propelling the digitization of the maritime economy. This collaboration marks a significant step towards integrating cutting-edge technologies with maritime operations to enhance global security and transparency.
Under the terms of the partnership, Spire Global, a leading provider of space-base Earth from Space: South Atlantic bloom
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This wide view from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captures an algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. ESA marks Women and Girls in Science Day 2024
We're joining the global community this weekend in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. As part of our efforts to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and space enthusiasts, we're featuring three young professionals working with us. Here's a glimpse into the projects they're working on, and stay tuned for their videos on ESA’s Instagram for a peek into a day in their lives at ESA.
Marcus Wandt returns to Earth after his first spaceflight
After 20 days in space, ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt returned to Earth today at 13:30 GMT/14:30 CET, marking the end of his Muninn mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Final flight of Muninn
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon ”Freedom” with the Axiom-3 crew inside as they undocked from the International Space Station on 7 February at 14:20 GM/15:20 CET. ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt together with Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravcı and Michael López-Alegría spent 20 days in space, conducting science and technology demonstrations in a mission that can be described as a sprint.
Marcus’s mission to the Space Station is called “Muninn” after one of the ravens of the Norse god Odin, complementing the Huginn mission of Andreas Mogensen, fellow Scandinavian, and ESA astronaut. Marcus was part of the first commercial spaceflight for an
Week in images: 05-09 February 2024
Week in images: 05-09 February 2024
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Carbon Monoxide Dynamics Offer New Insights into Exoplanet Habitability
In the ongoing quest to discover habitable worlds beyond our solar system, a groundbreaking study spearheaded by Associate Professor Kazumi Ozaki from Tokyo Institute of Technology and Associate Researcher Yasuto Watanabe from The University of Tokyo introduces a novel criterion for identifying potentially habitable exoplanets.
Published in the Astrophysical Journal on January 10, 2024, th Unveiling Lunar Secrets: Chang'e-5 Mission's Groundbreaking Findings
The moon's cratered surface, reminiscent of Swiss cheese, narrates a tale of celestial bombardment. These craters, however, are just the beginning of the story. The intense collisions that formed them also transformed the lunar regolith-the layer of loose, heterogeneous material covering solid rock-altering its mineral composition and structure. The Chang'e-5 mission, China's latest venture in l