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Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (346+ words) WASHINGTON " An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites small enough to fit in a carry-on bag " an engineering claim that, if validated in orbit, could alter the cost structure of commercial…...
Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation amid calls for more space collaboration
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (481+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Taiwan's space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the scale and growing strategic importance of networks like U. S. -based Starlink. "We can team up four to six or…...
Aethero developing Titan satellite to advance space-based data center ambitions
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (418+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Aethero is preparing to deploy its most powerful computing payload yet this fall, aiming to bring data center-style processing to orbit and expand the scale of AI workloads that can be handled in space. The San Francisco-based startup…...
India's Take Me2 Space sets sights on 50-kilowatt data center
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (419+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS " After announcing a $5 million seed round in January, Indian startup Take Me2 Space seeks to raise $55 million to establish a 50-kilowatt orbital data center. "What is key for us is to demonstrate that we can play the orbital data…...
Rethinking cyber and space with Joe Mazur
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (136+ words) In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Nightwing's Joe Mazur to discuss the intersection of cyber and space. They chat about the acceleration of cyber operations, the role of offensive cyber capabilities and how acquisition is evolving....
Kepler to lead interoperability tests for ESA's Hyd RON optical relay network
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (462+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The European Space Agency has picked Canadian small satellite operator Kepler Communications to lead a hosted payload mission to test terminal interoperability for Hyd RON, ESA's flagship optical relay network program. Kepler signed an 18. 6 million euro ($22 million) prime…...
Seagate Space and Oceaneering Join Forces to Build the Future of Offshore Launch Infrastructure
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (161+ words) Seagate Space co-founder and CEO Michael Anderson said: "We are thrilled to work with Oceaneering to bring our Gateway platform concept to our launch partners'with speed, technical rigor, and a clear path to scale." "Oceaneering is a proven offshore leader…...
Xoople and L3 Harris team up to build satellites for "Earth AI
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (506+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS " L3 Harris Technologies has struck an agreement with Madrid-based startup Xoople to develop a satellite constellation designed for a still-emerging concept in the space industry: Earth AI. The companies say the system will go beyond traditional Earth observation, feeding…...
Archangel Lightworks Raises Over $13. 5m In Series A Funding Round
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (741+ words) Space News: The latest news covering the business and politics of the space industry. Oxford, UK " Archangel Lightworks announces the successful close of an oversubscribed $13. 5m Series A funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its deployable optical ground station, the…...
AI and geopolitics spur space investment surge
4+ day, 23+ min ago (656+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " AI advances and rising geopolitical tensions are helping usher in a new phase of investment in space infrastructure, according to quarterly research released April 14 by early-stage investor Space Capital. Global investment in space infrastructure more than doubled year-over-year…...