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By Jeff Foust, September 17, 2024 |
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Companies that are fielding new launch vehicles are now facing the challenge of scaling up operations to meet the continued high demand for them.
During a panel discussion Sept. 16, executives with several launch companies that have or are about to introduce new launch vehicles say they are turning their attention to increasing their launch cadence.
Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Arianespace all plan to aggressively push their launch cadence over the next year, though other bottlenecks such as production and commercial demand will factor in. Read More | | |
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Ex-Im Bank's space project pipeline doubles to $9.5 billion in one year By Jason Rainbow The pipeline of space-related projects seeking financial support from the U.S. export credit agency has more than doubled in the past year to $9.5 billion, a top official at the Export-Import Bank said Sept. 16. Ex-Im first vice president and vice chair Judith Pryor said the bank is "actively underwriting $800 million worth of space transactions as we speak." Read More
Planet signs three-year DLR contract
By Debra Werner
Under the agreement, DLR and German researchers will have access to PlanetScope products, including nearly daily imagery of Earth's landmass at approximately three-meter resolution. The contract also covers the PlanetScope archive, which includes data from 2016 on. The value of the three-year contract was not disclosed. Read More | | |
| News From the Space Defense & Security Summit | France kicks off space surveillance program for LEO By Debra Werner The French Defense Innovation Agency and armament agency DGA unveiled a low-Earth orbit space surveillance program. French startup U-space will work with multinational missile supplier MBDA to develop a pair of satellites to demonstrate spacecraft detection, characterization and targeting. The program, known as Toutatis, includes a 12-unit "Spotter" cubesat and a smaller target cubesat. Read More | | | News From the Air, Space & Cyber Conference | Space Force awards $45 million to universities for propulsion and power research By Sandra Erwin The Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan will lead the third Space Strategic Technology Institute, part of the Space Force's University Consortium initiative. The program, which is also supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory, aims to foster academic research aligned with the strategic needs of the Space Force. Read More
U.S. military invests $12.5 million in Ursa Major for solid rocket development By Sandra Erwin The funding, a joint investment from the U.S. Navy and the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), will be matched by Ursa Major, bringing the total investment to $25 million. The company said the new investment will support the design, manufacture, and testing of a solid rocket motor prototype for the U.S. Navy. Read More
U.S. military satellites built by York Space demonstrate optical communications in orbit By Sandra Erwin The satellites successfully exchanged data in orbit using Tesat-Spacecom optical communications terminals, marking a milestone in the development of a new space-based communications network. The satellites are part of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) experimental network in low Earth orbit. Read More | | |  | Elevate your company's visibility by targeting our audience through our premier press release service, Stellar Dispatch. Publish your company's press release with Stellar Dispatch today.
Leanspace secures €10.5 Million to Champion Next-Gen Satellite Constellation Operations By Leanspace
NASA Veteran Kevin McCormick Joins Desert Works Propulsion as Senior Master Technician
By Desert Works Propulsion, LLC
ImageSat International (ISI) Announces $54.5 Million Contract to Provide Space-Based Analytics Services
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