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Sierra Space Unveils the Revolutionary Eclipse Satellite Bus Line: Introducing Velocity, Horizon, and Titan

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Freitag, April 5, 2024

The Sierra Space Eclipse bus line comprises three distinct classes tailored to a wide range of missions: Eclipse Velocity, Eclipse Horizon, and Eclipse Titan, each designed to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the modern space industry.

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  • The Sierra Space Eclipse bus line comprises three distinct classes tailored to a wide range of missions: Eclipse Velocity, Eclipse Horizon, and Eclipse Titan, each designed to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the modern space industry.
  • “At Sierra Space, we are committed to innovating at speed,” said Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice.
  • “The Sierra Space Eclipse line is a testament to our dedication to innovation, offering scalable solutions that can meet the needs of tomorrow's space missions today.
  • Sierra Space has a legacy of nearly 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing and successfully delivering space systems, components, and spacecraft on-orbit.

Amish Patel Joins Sierra Space as Chief Operating Officer

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Donnerstag, März 28, 2024

Sierra Space , a leading commercial space-tech company and next generation defense-tech prime building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and protect the freedom of economic activity in the Orbital Age®, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amish Patel as Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Sierra Space , a leading commercial space-tech company and next generation defense-tech prime building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and protect the freedom of economic activity in the Orbital Age®, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amish Patel as Chief Operating Officer.
  • In his new role, Amish will oversee all aspects of the company’s operations, including purview over Sierra Space’s global supply chain and manufacturing.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240327862906/en/
    Amish Patel has joined Sierra Space as the company's Chief Operating Officer (PHOTO: SIERRA SPACE)
    With nearly two decades of extensive experience in supply chain and operations spanning various industries including aerospace and automotive, Amish brings a wealth of high-tech operational expertise to his new appointment.
  • “I am honored to join Sierra Space at such an exciting time in the aerospace industry,” said Amish Patel.

Elegen Launches ENFINIA™ DNA Enhancement for Rapid Synthesis of Highly Complex DNA

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Mittwoch, März 20, 2024

This upgrade to ENFINIA DNA sets a new standard for DNA manufacturing, providing an industry-leading combination of speed, length, NGS-verified accuracy and complexity.

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  • This upgrade to ENFINIA DNA sets a new standard for DNA manufacturing, providing an industry-leading combination of speed, length, NGS-verified accuracy and complexity.
  • EAP partners received long and very complex DNA sequences that were either rejected by other suppliers or would have taken months to synthesize.
  • Elegen commercially launched ENFINIA DNA in Q1 2023 , delivering NGS-verified, linear DNA up to 7kb in 6 to 8 business days.
  • This latest enhancement of ENFINIA DNA to produce high-complexity DNA marks another step in the company’s mission to develop innovative solutions for DNA manufacturing, including even longer DNA, plasmid DNA and clinical-grade DNA production.

“We Have Liftoff” – Envisioning the Next Giant Leap in Human Innovation

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Montag, Februar 12, 2024

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240212542091/en/
    "We Have Liftoff," a new book co-authored by Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice and futurist writer Michael Ashley releases on Feb. 13, 2024.
  • The authors delve into the great potential of space exploration and commercialization, envisioning a future where medical breakthroughs, revolutionary computing advances and unimaginable inventions abound.
  • As space transportation systems and destination networks evolve, “We Have Liftoff” showcases how these developments will shape the new space economy.
  • Available now at the Sierra Space store , as well as other leading online bookstores.

Avalanche Technology Enables The Orbital Internet and Mars/Moon Gateway With Space-IoT Architecture

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Donnerstag, Februar 1, 2024

FREMONT, Calif, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avalanche Technology, the leader in next generation MRAM technology, today released a white paper showing how AI computing should be implemented in Space. The white paper is titled "AI Computing in Space: A New Space-IoT Architecture to Solve the Processor Scaling Problem for Space", and examines why we need a new approach to scaling processing and cloud architectures for Space.

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  • FREMONT, Calif, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avalanche Technology, the leader in next generation MRAM technology, today released a white paper showing how AI computing should be implemented in Space.
  • We're completing the Orbital Internet picture by providing a new architecture, available now, for how AI computing should be implemented in Space.
  • "Previously Avalanche showed how to enable Multi Mission Boot Capability, and how to design robust data centers in Space.
  • Now we're completing the Orbital Internet picture by providing a new architecture, available now, for how AI computing should be implemented in Space."

Unlocking Space Innovation

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Dienstag, Januar 16, 2024

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the award of a new contract to support SpaceWERX, BMNT – the company transforming government innovation – continues to grow its space entrepreneurship practice to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. The new contract coincides with an increase in the available contract ceiling on BMNT's Broad Purchase Agreement with AFWERX to accommodate more support. The contract ceiling is now $9 million, up from $1.9 million.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the award of a new contract to support SpaceWERX, BMNT – the company transforming government innovation – continues to grow its space entrepreneurship practice to address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
  • SpaceWERX is the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a key part of AFWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Air Force.
  • BMNT's space practice – led by its H4XLabs business unit – is intended to use commercial innovation to solve government needs, particularly in fast-moving startup ecosystems previously overlooked by government agencies.
  • The SpaceWERX Orbital Prime CDP engages with the broader space manufacturing community to ensure that what the government needs to buy is available on the commercial market when they need to buy it.

Tyvak International Completes Test Readiness Review of the Milani Nano Satellite

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Freitag, Dezember 15, 2023

Tyvak International, European leader in small satellite solutions, today announced together with its project partners the successful achievement of Test Readiness Review of the Milani spacecraft.

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  • Tyvak International, European leader in small satellite solutions, today announced together with its project partners the successful achievement of Test Readiness Review of the Milani spacecraft.
  • A critical component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first deep-space nanosatellite.
  • In this exploration, Tyvak International is joined by an excellent consortium of European industries and research centers from Finland, Czech Republic, and Italy.
  • “Terran Orbital is proud of Tyvak International’s successful achievement of the Test Readiness Review,” said Terran Orbital Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Marc Bell.

Wings Are Back

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Freitag, Dezember 15, 2023

(Photo: Sierra Space)

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  • (Photo: Sierra Space)
    Dream Chaser, the world’s only commercial spaceplane, has entered the final testing phase ahead of its first flight in 2024.
  • Dream Chaser joins Sierra Space’s cargo module, Shooting Star™, which arrived at the NASA test facility in November.
  • The two vehicles are set to be stacked in launch configuration and undergo rigorous environmental testing starting in the Mechanical Vibration Facility.
  • The test will subject them to the extreme conditions of launch vibrations on the world’s most powerful spacecraft shaker table.

United States Geospatial Imagery Analytics Market Report 2023-2028: A Multi-Billion Industry Characterized by Intense Competition Between Bentley Systems, BlackSky Technology, Esri, Maxar Technologies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Dienstag, November 28, 2023

The U.S. geospatial imagery analytics market is estimated to reach $8.38 billion in 2033, reveals the premium market intelligence study.

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  • The U.S. geospatial imagery analytics market is estimated to reach $8.38 billion in 2033, reveals the premium market intelligence study.
  • The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cloud computing geospatial technologies led to the growth of geospatial imagery analytics in the U.S.
  • The U.S. geospatial imagery analytics market is characterized by intense competition, with several key players operating in the industry.
  • Key players in the U.S. geospatial imagery analytics market analyzed and profiled in the study involve major U.S. geospatial imagery analytics companies providing solutions, respectively.

Spacecraft Market is Expected to Globally Reach $10.4 Billion by 2032 at 5.9% CAGR: Allied Market Research

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Donnerstag, Dezember 14, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Spacecraft Market by Type (Manned Spacecraft and Unmanned Spacecraft), and End Use (Commercial and Civil, and Military): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022-2032". According to the report, the global spacecraft industry size generated $5.9 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to generate $10.4 billion by 2032, witnessing a CAGR of 5.9% from 2023 to 2032.

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  • This is expected to make it easier to allocate extra funds to boost domestic space technology capabilities and investments.
  • Unmanned spacecraft, also known as robotic or autonomous spacecraft, are vehicles designed to operate in space without human presence on board.
  • The manned spacecraft segment is expected to register the highest CAGR of 7.1% from 2023 to 2032.
  • By region, North America held the highest market share in terms of revenue in 2022, accounting for more than two-fifths of the spacecraft market revenue.