Douglas Gorman
US Army Puts Out the Call for Space Soldiers
Space is the ultimate high ground, and the US Army just put out a call for a new type of soldier to keep watch on the walls.
Airbus Taps Skynopy for Pléiades Neo Ground Stations
The European space market may be dominated by large A&D primes, but the startup community is proving it still has an edge when it comes to innovative tech.
Open Cosmos Launches First Telecom Sats
The launch marks Open Cosmos’ entrance into the world of satcom.
ESA Pours €73M into SWISSto12’s HummingSat Program
Surprise, surprise: SWISSto12 plans to use the new funds to increase its production capacity.
Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat
The demo is part of France’s DESIR program, which is intended to widen the pool of EO capabilities available to the French defense sector.
Canada Rocket Company Emerges from Stealth
Canada Rocket Company announced a $6.2M CDN ($4.5M) seed round, and unveiled plans to create sovereign light- and medium-lift launch capabilities for Canada.
Voyager Details its Plans for In-Space Manufacturing
Voyager Technologies secured a patent from the US government covering its unique process of manufacturing crystals in microgravity to support the future of optical communications.
Sweden’s Space Spending Aims to Boost NATO Capabilities
The Swedish Armed Forces allocated 1.3B Swedish Kronor (€121.4M) to purchase 10 surveillance satellites, split between Planet and ICEYE.
ESA Calls for EO Companies to Join the Insurance Game
EO and analytics companies stand to benefit from ESA support and funding in helping to bring an insurance solution to the market.
Aule Space Raises $2M to Build Life Extension Jet Packs
Satellites don’t have many options when they run out of fuel, but a wave of startups are attempting to crack refueling on orbit. Aule Space is taking a straightforward approach: jetpacks.