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Capella Space raises $60 million from fund run by billionaire entertainment exec Thomas Tull
A satellite image taken at night on Nov. 14, 2022 of NASA’s Artemis I mission before launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Capella Space San Francisco-based satellite imagery specialist Capella Space raised $60 million in fresh capital, the company announced Tuesday. Capella raised the equity from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, a recently established private […]
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Virgin Orbit stock plummets after failure of its first UK rocket launch
Cosmic Girl, a Virgin Boeing 747-400 aircraft sits on the tarmac with Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket attached to the wing, ahead of the first UK launch tonight, at Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport in Newquay, Britain, January 9, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Reuters Virgin Orbit stock fell in trading on Monday evening, after the company […]
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Space company Maxar agrees to go private in $6.4 billion deal
Inside the company’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility, Maxar Space imagery and infrastructure company Maxar on Friday announced an agreement to go private through an acquisition led by Advent International. The all-cash deal gives Maxar an enterprise value of about $6.4 billion. Private equity firm Advent is taking a $3.1 billion stake in Maxar, with […]
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Satellite imagery venture Planet delivers record quarter, sees annual revenue nearing $200 million
Will Marshall, Co-Founder & CEO of Planet Inc., celebrates his company’s listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, December 8, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Satellite imagery and data company Planet reported record third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, forecasting nearly $200 million in annual revenue. “Planet’s growth continues […]
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SpaceX launches lunar lander for Japanese venture ispace, which aims to create an economy around the moon
A long exposure photo shows the path of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it launched the ispace mission on Dec. 11, 2022, with the rocket booster’s return and landing visible as well. SpaceX Japanese lunar exploration company ispace began its long-anticipated first mission on Sunday, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the venture’s lunar […]
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NASA’s Orion capsule splashes down, completing the first Artemis moon mission
The Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. NASA TV NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday, completing the agency’s Artemis 1 mission. Just under 26 days since Artemis 1 launched on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, its most […]
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Astra chief engineer resigns, CEO shakes up management ‘to execute faster’
Benjamin Lyon, chief engineer and executive vice president of engineering and operations Astra Beleaguered rocket builder Astra is losing its highly touted chief engineer, Benjamin Lyon, the company disclosed in a securities filing Friday. Lyon resigned from his role as Astra’s chief engineer and executive vice president of operations and engineering on Monday, the company […]
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FCC authorizes SpaceX to begin deploying up to 7,500 next-technology Starlink satellites
A batch of Starlink satellites deploy in orbit right after a launch on Nov. 13, 2021. SpaceX The Federal Communications Fee issued a crucial authorization to Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday, granting acceptance for the enterprise to transfer forward with launching up to 7,500 next-generation satellites in its Starlink internet community. “Our motion will allow […]
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Amazon utilised AWS on a satellite in orbit to velocity up facts analysis in ‘first-of-its kind’ experiment
An picture captured by the ION Elysian Eleonara satellite in January 2022. D-Orbit Amazon’s cloud computing division properly ran a software package suite on a satellite in orbit, in a “first-of-its-variety” experiment, the enterprise declared Tuesday. AWS, or Amazon Website Expert services, carried out the prototype satellite software demonstration by means of partnerships with Italian […]
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft flies by the moon in milestone for Artemis 1 mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft made its closest approach to the moon on Monday morning during day five of the Artemis 1 mission. The uncrewed capsule flew about 81 miles above the lunar surface, the agency said. Artemis I launched from Florida on Wednesday, with NASA’s most powerful rocket ever – the Space Launch System (SLS) – […]
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