Japan’s WERU Investment, Airbus Ventures lead LeoLabs’ $13 million Series A
LeoLabs, a California-based Space Situational Awareness (SSA) startup, has just closed a US$13 million Series A financing round led by Japanese Venture Capital (VC) firm WERU Investment and Airbus Ventures. Other...
ISRO awards contracts for satellite assembly, integration & testing to 3 industry players
On 18 July 2018, the U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), formerly known as the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), signed a pact with private industry players in India for the Assembly,...
The way forward for ISRO’s launch vehicles
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched their heaviest launch vehicle to date, GSLV MK III, in June last year and are in preparation for launching the second and last of the...
Dr Megan Clark details the priorities of the Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency began operations on 1 July 2018, and has since been busy mapping the future of Australia’s space industry.
At the Space Industry Association of Australia’s (SIAA's) Fourth Annual...
Interview: Arianespace CEO on the roadmap to 2020 & beyond
Arianespace is the world’s first commercial launch services provider, established in 1980 and rooted in the European space agencies and institutions. It has enjoyed a large commercial market share over its...
Gilmour Space appoints ex-NASA veterans to advisory board
Rocket startup Gilmour Space Technologies today announced, in a press release, the appointment of two space veterans to its advisory board as it prepares to enter the global small launch market...
Australian govt awards AU$1.235m defence contract to Saber Astronautics
Australia’s Department of Defence has awarded space engineering company Saber Astronautics a Phase II Defence Innovation Hub contract to advance the capability in detecting degraded electronic signals, according to the company's...
Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries first payload from Asia with Mission 9
Blue Origin today successfully launched the New Shepard space vehicle's Mission 9, carrying payloads from private companies, universities and space agencies.
A statement by the company indicated that the mission was a success for...
Indonesia’s Bank BRI to use Hughes gateways for BRIsat
Hughes Network Systems today announced it has been selected by PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (Bank BRI), a state-owned bank and the largest bank in Indonesia, to deploy its JUPITER System...
Updates on GLXP teams from Israel, India and Japan
Former Google Lunar X-Prize team SpaceIL have announced a launch and landing date via social media and other outlets. If all goes to plan, then Israel will be the fourth country...
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Earth observation consortium EO-ALERT endorses Addvalue’s IDRS
Addvalue Innovation, a Singapore-listed mobile satellite communication company, received the endorsement of its Inter-satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS) from EO-ALERT, a European Union’s Horizon...
