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Exclusive: OrbitAID to Support Indian-Aussie Collab with Refueling Tech

A young Indian sustainability startup is getting its feet wet in orbit during an international joint mission. OrbitAID, a Bangalore, India-based startup building satellite servicing and sustainability tech, has signed a contract to supply ground fueling services and a refueling port to Aussie firm Space Machines Company in support of the upcoming MAITRI mission, a […]

BusinessMilitary

DARPA Awards Safran a Quantum PNT Contract

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced yesterday that it awarded Safran Federal Systems a contract to develop robust and reliable quantum sensors to improve the US military’s PNT architecture in multiple domains, including in space.  To effectively manage its troops and personnel across the world, the DoD says it needs extremely—and increasingly—precise ways […]

BusinessLunar

Intuitive Machines Closes $30M KinetX Acquisition

KinetX has joined the Intuitive Machines family after years of working alongside it. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) announced that its $30M acquisition of KinetX, a space infrastructure company with experience in constellation management, is complete. The companies first announced the deal in August. The $30M acquisition was structured like this: IM is planning to use […]

BusinessEO

Maxar Companies Rebrand to Lantaris, Vantor

More than two years after Maxar split into two separate companies, both entities have rebranded to alleviate confusion in the industry and ensure their names reflect their individual missions.