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Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Atomic-6 Launches Orbital Data Center Marketplace
GA-based composite manufacturer Atomic-6 is fueling that acceleration with the launch of a new marketplace today—called ODC.Space—to make securing orbital compute as simple as “add to cart.”
Sophia Space and Kepler Sign Agreement to Demo ODC Tech
The agreement, announced today, is Sophia’s first opportunity to validate its orbital-data-center software in space.
Albedo Ratchets Up the Power for its Second VLEO Flight
Albedo announced a new VLEO capable satellite bus today that’s aiming to fly the company’s second orbital mission in 2027.
Insurance is Commercial Space Nuclear’s Biggest Headache
Lots of challenges face commercial space nuclear missions—but experts at an industry seminar on Thursday only called one a “show stopper”—insurance.
Phantom Space Acquires Thermal Management Technologies
Thermal Management Technologies builds advanced satellite thermal components for in-space applications.
Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation
As demand for spectrum grows alongside the rising number of missions in orbit, a new startup is looking to ease management of this precious, finite resource.
Ramon.Space, Ingrasys Aim To Fly Prototype Orbital Data Center In 2027
There’s another entry in the space-data-center race.
Contrivian Launches New Product Bundling Amazon Leo & Starlink
Customers looking for satellite connectivity are often forced to choose between one provider or another. Those days are over.
Apex Signs First Japanese Bus Contract With NEC
Under the contract, the Japanese NEC Corporation will buy one of Apex’s Aries satellite buses for a communications demo mission next year.
NanoAvionics Lands Korean National Security Deal
For NanoAvionics, the deal represents the latest win in a strategy of global expansion— which has found an eager and willing partner in the South Korean space industry.
Nvidia Unveils New Hardware to Unlock Orbital Data Centers
Orbital data centers may be just over the horizon, but we’re starting to get a better picture of what they’ll look like when they arrive.
ICEYE Smashes Its Own Revenue Projections
ICEYE’s results reveal a massively successful year for a business in the right place at the right time.
