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Please read below -- and check out Space Impulse as well -- to review the most interesting space industry and science news that showcase how scientists and engineers are leveraging the power and resources of space to solve problems on Earth.
From agriculture, the insurance sector, through maritime and infrastructure, Earth observation satellites even help mitigate problems arising from climate change on our planet. Space-based research in microgravity environments improve healthcare, while numerous scientific experiments and technical demonstrations give us deeper understanding of the world surrounding us as well as making everyday life easier for us.
We interviewed Brad Plothow, Chief Growth Office at Intergalactic , who believes the future belongs to space. With a formidable background in venture-backed technology startups, primarily in Silicon Valley, he witnessed first-hand the burgeoning interest in the sector. While working on the consulting side with Rocket Lab and a small satellite company, Spire, he also closely monitored the space sector’s impressive strides.
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, has been selected by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to develop an on-orbit inspection demonstration mission that will image and diagnose a large, defunct satellite in space. The project is divided into three phases, and Astroscale Japan will receive up to US $18 million for Phase 1, and up to US $80 million in total for all three phases.?Mission development will begin this month with a maximum term of up to March 2028.
NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five years with an option to extend services an additional six-months. The maximum potential value is cumulatively US $476 million among all contractors selected.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Azercosmos announce cooperation agreement for the sale of two of IAI’s cutting-edge satellites with over 0.5 m native resolution with a long life span and high imaging performance. Under the terms of the agreement IAI will provide Azercosmos with two satellites within Azersky-2 program, technology and knowledge for the construction and the operation of the satellites. The agreement includes a long term business partnership between IAI and Azercosmos.
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Momentus has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of US $2.00 per share. The company further agreed to issue to the investors warrants – at an exercise price of US $2.00 – to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about October 4, 2023.
Comtech was recently awarded a $48.6 million contract to deliver Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier (EDIM) modems in support of U.S. Army satellite communications digitization and modernization programs. Under the contract, Comtech will design, develop, test, and deliver EDIM units and provide hardware, software, and sustainment services to support performance enhancements for EDIM solutions. Comtech’s EDIM solutions are designed to be easily integrated with other terrestrial and non-terrestrial communications systems.
Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a seven-year, US $630-million, single-award contract with the U.S. Space Force to support systems engineering and integration of next-generation space-based missile warning, environmental monitoring, and surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking. Booz Allen will support Space Systems Command (SSC)—the Space Force field command for space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics—in engineering resilient space sensing capabilities. The firm will integrate the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program, a US $14.4 billion program to upgrade missile warning and missile tracking capabilities to combat emerging missile threats.
CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes announced the successful over-the-air (OTA) demonstration of a scalable Ka-band active phased array terminal for satellite communications (SATCOM). The demonstration paired the company’s medium form factor terminal with the Hughes HM400 software-defined modem connecting through SES’s geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite. CesiumAstro will complete a flight demonstration with Airbus in early to mid-2024.
While SpaceX’s short-term goals focus on Earth and its orbit, it ultimately hopes to expand humanity’s reach to new worlds, for which Starship will be critical. However, the company faces little competition to do so, and international laws regarding space colonization are vague and unenforceable when it comes to other planets. Whether or not SpaceX accomplishes its mission? is one question, but what their impact on humanity’s future might be is another.
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