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Daily News Feed 2-21-2024
February 20, 2024
February 21, 2024 View Online • Sign Up Daily News Feed In This Issue: The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2024 | Former Disney Star Bridgit Mendler Emerges as CEO of Ground Tech Startup Northwood | Rocket Lab Launches Astroscale's Debris Inspection Spacecraft | Nuview Acquires Astræa | Omnispace Receives Approval to Operate...
Rocket Lab Launches Astroscale's Debris Inspection Spacecraft, ADRAS-J
February 20, 2024
Astroscale Japan has reached a milestone with the successful launch of its debris inspection demonstration satellite, ADRAS-J. Rocket Lab launched the satellite from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on Feb. 18. The ADRAS-J spacecraft was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration...
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Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2023
February 20, 2024
Since 1988, the Via Satellite Executive of the Year award has recognized outstanding leadership in the industry. This award honors an executive that has led a company to financial success, executed an innovative project, or furthered the conversation on a crucial issue facing the industry within the past year. Recent winners include Melanie Stricklan, Tina Ghataore,...
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After a Year of Bust, Will Space Investment Rebound in 2024?
February 20, 2024
The failed debut launch of Virgin Orbit from British soil in January of last year was a bitter start to the U.K.’s spaceflight ambitions. It was also the beginning of a bitter year for the space sector in the western world. In a sense, Virgin Orbit, which filed for bankruptcy three months after the British...
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How Hilton Hotels, Bayer, and the World Wildlife Fund Are Investing in the Future in Space
February 13, 2024
View the story How Hilton Hotels, Bayer, and the World Wildlife Fund Are Investing in the Future in Space By Vivienne Machi Article originally published on October 17, 2023. LOS ANGELES – The business case for space-based remote sensing and other satellite derived technologies has surpassed the traditional military and big-government sectors. Companies and organizations...
Daily News Feed 2-12-2024
February 09, 2024
February 10, 2024 View Online • Sign Up Daily News Feed In This Issue: Former Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart on the Milestones, Hopes, and Heartbreaks of Virgin Orbit’s Journey | New Industry Organization Mobile Satellite Services Association Focuses on D2D | Maxar Intelligence Names Former Google, Apple Exec as CTO | Rocket...
Rocket Lab Targets Launch of Astroscale Orbital Debris Removal Satellite This Month
February 09, 2024
An orbital debris removal research project by Astroscale Japan Inc. is to launch later this month or in early March aboard an Electron rocket by Rocket Lab. The Rocket Lab Electron, carrying Astroscale’s ADRAS-J satellite, is to lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. “The mission is the first phase of an orbital debris...
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Daily News Feed 2-1-2024
January 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 View Online • Sign Up Daily News Feed In This Issue: SDA Director Tournear Addresses Concerns About Fixed-Price Contracts | SpaceX’s Starship Rocket to Launch the Starlab Commercial Space Station | Rocket Lab Kicks Off 2024 With Mission for Spire and NorthStar | SKY Perfect JSAT Forms New Space Laser...
SDA Director Tournear Addresses Concerns About Fixed-Price Contracts
January 31, 2024
Despite concerns from some in industry that bidding on fixed-price contracts can be too risky for them in terms of generating a profit, the head of the Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Tuesday he is sticking with this business model. Derek Tournear posted on LinkedIn that following recent media reports about industry concerns related...
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Rocket Lab Kicks Off 2024 With Mission for Spire and NorthStar
January 31, 2024
Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2024 on Wednesday, launching four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space. The Electron mission took off from Launch Complex 1 at 19:34 NZDT and deployed the satellites to a 530 km circular Earth orbit. NorthStar Earth & Space confirmed the success...
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