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True Anomaly Catches Firefly For Space Force RPO Launch

True Anomaly is building a spacecraft for VICTUS HAZE.

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Kepler Communications Wins €36M ESA HydRON Contract

The HydRON program supports ESA’s goal of delivering high-speed internet connectivity, and may one day operate at a rate of a terabit per second, according to Kepler CEO Mina Mitry.

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Arielle Cohen, Astroscale US

“The thing that draws a lot of people to Astroscale is the mission,” she told Payload. “It’s not often you see an overlap between aerospace and tech and sustainability.”

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Luc Riesbeck, NASA

Luc Riesbeck is helping to make sure that the policy conversations surrounding space sustainability keep pace with the rapidly advancing tech.

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Atilla Saadat, Turion Space

As the driving force behind much of Turion Space’s technology stack, Sadaat is enabling systems to better track non-Earth objects in space.

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Nicolas Moraitis, Charter Space

As a regulatory affairs officer at Charter, the 25-year-old is working to demystify space law to help the firm’s clients understand the regulations that apply to them. 

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EarthDaily Analytics Buys Descartes Labs in PE Reshuffle

Both companies are owned by the same private equity firm, Antarctica Capital, which has been influential in finding synergies between the two businesses.

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Volta Space Wants To Beam Power To The Moon

A lunar satellite constellation that harnesses solar power and uses lasers to beam it down to landers and rovers.

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Argo’s Tug Joins The Lunar Water Race

A provider of “in-space transportation with in-space propellant.”

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D-Orbit Eyes Global Expansion After Closing $166M Series C 

D-Orbit is developing a suite of space logistics capabilities while offering services as a satellite integrator and deployer.