Private Equity Firm to Takeover Britain’s Giant Satellite Group Inmarsat in a $3.4 Billion...

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A private equity-led consortium agreed to buy Inmarsat Opens a New Window.Plc for about $3.4 billion in cash Opens a New Window.after the British satellite operator last year rebuffed a slightly lower bid from U.S. rival EchoStar. The consortium...

Efficient satellite launcher soon to be a reality

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A recent press release by University of Sydney stated that an efficient and cost-effective satellite launcher could soon be a reality in Australia thanks to a world first engine that's being developed by University...

Dream Chaser spacecraft passes another NASA milestone

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(21 March 2019 - Sierra Nevada Corporation) Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft passed NASA’s Integrated Review Milestone 5 (IR5), a key status check on SNC’s performance of a variety of ground and...

Arianespace orbits PRISMA Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency

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(21 March 2019 - Arianespace) On its third launch of the year, Arianespace has successfully orbited the PRISMA Earth observation satellite on behalf of the ASI Italian space agency, within the scope of a...

NSW catching up on space race with SA

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Joint media release with NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Regional Water, and Trade and Industry, The Hon Niall Blair MLC A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the recently developed Australian Space Agency (ASA) and...

Saber Astronautics Wins USD $1.875M Contract with the US Air Force for a Virtual...

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Colorado, USA: The US Air Pressure has awarded Saber Astronautics a USD $1.875M Section II contract to develop subsequent technology area operations idea referred to as the “Area Cockpit”. Area Cockpit is a world...

Satellite payload startup raises $12.4 million from Airbus Ventures, other investors

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WASHINGTON — Cesium Astro, a startup building advanced antennas and communications systems for satellites, raised $12.4 million in a Series A round led by Airbus’ venture capital arm Airbus Ventures. Honeywell Ventures also participated in...

SpaceX preparing to begin Starship hopper tests

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — SpaceX could begin initial tests of a prototype of the company’s next-generation Starship vehicle as soon as this week, Elon Musk said March 17. In a series of tweets, Musk said...

Australia’s Space Capability Testing Launches at Woomera

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Defence is partnering with industry to develop Defence’s space capability at SpaceFest 2019, a Defence-sponsored capability demonstration and equipment trial conducted by Defence Science and Technology (DST) on behalf of the Royal Australian Air...

OneWeb Follows Maiden Launch with Strong Investor Support

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OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date with the successful raise of $1.25 billion in new capital. This brings the total funds raised to $3.4 billion. This round was led by SoftBank...