MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Momentus announced a partnership Oct. 30 with DPhi Space to fly the Swiss startup’s hosted-payload platform early next year. Momentus will host the DPhi Space Clustergate-2 payload, which is designed to turn a host spacecraft into a “high-performance hub” on the Vigoride 7 spacecraft, according to the news release. By working […]

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – While organizations are focused on space applications for quantum communications, quantum computers are not likely to reach orbit for the foreseeable future. “Even if we see progress on the ground, it will take a long time before that could be a viable compute resource for space applications,” Simone D’Amico, EraDrive chief […]

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Investors are backing space companies with defense-related business lines. In many cases, growing Department of Defense interest in commercial space technologies is benefiting the most well-funded firms. “DoD is basically saying, ‘Hey, private sector, spend your equity dollars, do some preliminary work and that will help us decide what we want,’” […]

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation and the example set by prime contractor Northrop Grumman. “There is no shame in saying that we are riding on Northrop’s coattails,” said Luis Vidal, Starfish Space commercial geostationary business development director. “Northrop broke the suspension of […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — Voyager Technologies announced the acquisition Oct. 27 of propulsion-system developer ExoTerra Resource. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoTerra, accelerating delivery across defense and commercial markets,” Dylan Taylor, Voyager chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “As freedom of maneuver becomes central to space […]

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