Westminster CO (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has been awarded an Option Year 3 contract renewal by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) program. The contract, which began September 1, 2022, is valued at $44 million. This is the third of three opt

Brampton, Canada (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced the second commercial sale of its products derived from Canadarm3 technology to Axiom Space. The new contract is for the delivery of 62 payload interface pairs for Axiom Space's Axiom Station. The interfaces will provide mechanical, electrical, and data

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with both Bradford Space and the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) to develop a commercial orbital debris removal service. Through this collaboration, Redwire will expand the development team and add extensive space robotics and guidance, navigatio

Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Sitting a mile below ground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota is a gigantic cylinder holding 10 tons of purified liquid xenon closely watched by more than 250 scientists around the world. That tank of xenon is the heart of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, an effort to detect dark matter - the mysterious invisible substance that makes up 85% of the matter in the universe. "People hav

Wellcamp, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wagner Corporation, one of the region's most successful privately-owned companies and proprietor of the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and Business Park in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will allow the companies to begin the process of implementing a national launch capability from Austr

Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
SpinLaunch reports that the company has closed a $71 million Series B funding round. The funds will be used to continue the development and commercialization of the world's first kinetic launch system and satellite product line, designed to provide low-cost, high-cadence, environmentally responsible space access. The round was led by ATW Partners, and includes Kleiner Perkins, GV, ATMA Cap

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 (IAC), Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launches with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA). The agreement formalizes the plan for Spaceflight to fly its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions fro

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
The reliability of any satellite depends on the quality of all its parts. With supply chains changing in light of world events, Airbus is looking at alternative European-sourced satellite equipments that will also introduce innovations. During the world's most prominent space industry gathering, the International Astronautical Congress, Airbus and Exotrail inked an agreement for integratio

Reston VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and Rogue Space Systems Corporation has announced a strategic partnership to develop solutions that provide rapidly deliverable In-Orbit Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM), asset inspection and Space Situational Awareness (SSA). "Together, SAIC and Rogue bring unique skills and expertise that will support the growing demand for s

Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light. Most striking in Webb's new image is the crisp view of the planet's rings - some of which have not been detected since NASA's