Tag: mission
The European Union (EU) has awarded contracts worth €5m each to nine startups to provide additional data to the Copernicus project, the world's largest Earth observation programme. The awards are part of a new procurement method called the "dynamic...
AIKO specialises in Artificial Intelligence and Automation technologies for space applications. The company delivers state-of-the-art solutions for flight and ground mission segments with the goal of enabling autonomous space missions.
The Space industry is shifting from automatic to autonomous
Space missions...
Space exploration is the ultimate frontier to discover new scientific and technical limits; however, inefficient designs, long lead times and incompatible components restrict access to space.
Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), thanks to the support provided by the incubation...
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions under the fiscal 2023 NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract. Each provider will launch six...
SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has announced a new agreement to provide satellite-powered network connectivity to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Modular Data Center serving the US Department of Defense. The partnership will allow AWS to offer...
Arcfield, a U.S. government services and mission support provider, has announced that it has secured multiple classified systems contracts from an unnamed U.S. intelligence agency. The contracts are worth $158 million in the 2023 fiscal first quarter. The contracted...
A leader in large-scale industrial 3D printing, a market leader in space logistics and the European Space Agency teamed up to launch a new Grand Challenge: The COSMIC LFAM ESA Grand Challenge.
Starting from today, 26 May 2023, you can...
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, has won the second NASA human landing system award, which will allow the company to land astronauts on the surface of the Moon. The $3.4 billion fixed-price contract will see Blue Origin develop...
Astroscale and Momentus have joined forces to propose a mission to reboost the Hubble Telescope to NASA. The mission would use a Momentus Vigoride orbital service vehicle (OSV) with Astroscale’s RPOD technology built in. Astroscale’s RPOD technology would approach...
Thales Alenia Space, a consortium of space companies, has been awarded a €235m ($256m) contract by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for an in-orbit servicing demonstration mission. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) mission is set to launch by 2026 and...