18 June 2019
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
...) provided £9 million of funding for hiSky to develop cutting-edge space telecoms technology at the Harwell Space Cluster, which is growing fast and already home to more than 90 space companies. hiSky aims to be the world’s first low-cost satellite...
25 January 2021
SpaceX rocket deploys record number of payloads in one flight
SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said. The rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), 24 hours after its initial ...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... heavy communications spacecraft in geostationary orbit). As a result, vertical integration occurs in these SSC developing companies. Previously, space companies did almost everything themselves (including making bolts and microcircuits) and left the...
28 September 2018
CubeRover to develop low-cost, revolutionary rover in Luxembourg
...fund, according to a government statement, will “provide equity funding for new space companies with ground-breaking ideas and technology.” Adding to the list of companies that have already set up operations in Luxembourg will be CubeRover. CubeRover...
04 November 2024
Orbit Fab expands European network to accelerate in-orbit refuelling plans
... to in-orbit operations by enabling spacecraft to be refuelled has announced multiple new strategic collaborations with key European space companies. Orbit Fab, which raised $28.5m during its Series A funding round and boasts a growing team in both...
07 November 2024
Ground segment specialist Leaf Space boosts leadership team
An Italian space company offering Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) for the global space industry has reinforced its senior leadership team for further growth following a series of milestone achievements. Leaf Space, which employs 50 staff at its ...