New York NY (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
London based TDGA, the owner of the biggest brand in Space Media today, Space Hero, announced a $20m Seed Round. As part of the round, Singapore based New Media Holding, owner of the World's largest Creator network and Asia's largest media network, has invested $5m as a strategic investment. Furthermore, NMH has committed to be the lead investor for this round after an extensive due diligence va

Washington (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has introduced "Machine Learning Prediction Plots", giving satellite and satellite constellation operators a tool for earlier collision avoidance planning. As a first in the space industry, the latest addition to Neuraspace's STM software, using artificial intelligence (AI), enables operators to decide several day

Louisville CO (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, has announced the creation of a new strategy and government affairs group that positions the company for long-term success and growth in the Orbital Age. To lead this dynamic new organization, Sierra Space recruited one of Washington, D.C.'s most prominent and

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
By adapting technology used for gamma-ray astronomy, a group of experimental researchers has found that X-ray transitions previously thought to have been unpolarized according to atomic physics, are in fact highly polarized, reports a new study published in Physical Review Letters on 15 March. When electrons recombine with highly charged ions, X-ray polarization becomes important for testi

College Park MD (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
Water makes up 71% of Earth's surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question. Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites that had been floating around in space since the so

London, UK (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that RBC Signals will be the first partner to resell its innovative IoT Connectivity Leasing solution. The agreement follows the successful testing of the solution, which enables the dynamic provision of satellite connectivity depending on changing customer needs. The proposition will enable customers of RBC

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2023
In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Universities Space Research Association, the United States Space Force announced the establishment of a new University Consortium Research Opportunity addressing space science and technology challenges today. The research focus areas for this UCRO will include Beyond Geostationary Earth Orbit (xGEO) Operations and Space Domain Aware

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
DARPA aims to help military planners keep track of up to 1,000 targets of interest through management of available space domain resources. The goal of the Oversight program is to enable constant custody to maintain tracking of targets of interest for tactical missions. Apogee Research LLC, BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Integration Inc., and Systems and Technology Research LLC a

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
To help future developers of commercial satellite constellations plan missions and operate their systems, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now offering commercial licenses to its proven Horizon Command and Control (C2) and Compass Mission Planning software. Horizon and Compass leverage an integrated and scalable modular architecture designed to meet specific customer needs. They provide miss

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the diverse landscape surrounding Monterrey, the capital of the northeast state of Nuevo León, Mexico.