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York Space Systems Establishes Successful Communications with Final Delivery on Tranche 0 Program

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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DENVER, Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft delivered in-orbit for the Tranche 0 (T0) Transport program, delivered as part of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

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  • DENVER, Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft delivered in-orbit for the Tranche 0 (T0) Transport program, delivered as part of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
  • The satellites were launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on September 2.
  • With the final spacecraft delivery, York has successfully delivered all of its T0 satellites to SDA, reinforcing its commitment to the SDA's vision and larger PWSA initiative.
  • Additionally, York is developing 12 experimental satellites as part of the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program, which is expected to launch in 2025.

Lockheed Martin's Transport Layer Satellites Launch as Part of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 Mission

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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LITTLETON, Colo., Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have successfully been deployed into low-Earth orbit in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA's T0TL is a proliferated low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that will demonstrate low-latency communication and provide a resilient network of integrated capabilities.

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  • LITTLETON, Colo., Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have successfully been deployed into low-Earth orbit in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission.
  • The small satellites launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:26 a.m. PDT today.
  • Soon after liftoff, SDA confirmed separation of all 10 of the Lockheed Martin-built satellites from the launch vehicle.
  • Lockheed Martin is currently building 42 satellites for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) and was recently awarded an agreement to build 36 of SDA's 72 Beta variant satellites for its Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) constellation.

NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility Provides Command and Control for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Mission Launch 2

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.

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  • Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.
  • “NRL’s Blossom Point facility is ideally suited to solve the incredibly challenging command and control of this constellation,” said Dr. Steven Meier, director of the Naval Center for Space Technology at NRL.
  • In addition to C2, NRL’s Virtual Mission Management (VMOC) is used to manage a payloads’ planning and tracking.
  • VMOC is a space-qualified, government-owned, cloud-based satellite mission planning framework providing offline and real-time mission planning capabilities through a web-based system.

QinetiQ US Awarded $224M Space Development Agency Systems Engineering and Technical Support Contract

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantus Federal, now QinetiQ US, has been awarded a five-year $224 million contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA). This firm-fixed price contract will provide systems engineering and technical assistance to the SDA to quickly deliver the needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding, and operation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The team will provide engineering and technical analysis, management and professional services and acquisition support to SDA.

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  • This contract will support the SDAs next-generation space capabilities to deliver the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a resilient tactical warfighting support capability via a proliferated space architecture primarily in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
  • MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantus Federal, now QinetiQ US, has been awarded a five-year $224 million contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA).
  • This firm-fixed price contract will provide systems engineering and technical assistance to the SDA to quickly deliver the needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding, and operation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
  • The team will provide engineering and technical analysis, management and professional services and acquisition support to SDA.

SunCar Technology Group Inc. Announces Service Agreement with CMBC

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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SunCar’s destination pickup service is widely praised by its customers, combining passenger, business, luxury cars which can meet different business and travel needs of the customers.

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  • SunCar’s destination pickup service is widely praised by its customers, combining passenger, business, luxury cars which can meet different business and travel needs of the customers.
  • The service covers 79 airports and 330 high-speed rail stations in China.
  • For elite institutional customers such as CMBC, SunCar is the top choice for value-added services during business travel.
  • Through its comprehensive services SunCar helps its customers maintain and build relations with their end customers, the businesses and individuals across China.

Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems Stand Ready for Responsive U.S. Space Force Mission

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot standby phase for VICTUS NOX, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by Space Systems Command's (SSC) Space Safari Program Office. The team stands ready for the 24-hour callup and orbit requirements to complete final operations and launch at the first available window.

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  • VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc. , an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems , a Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot standby phase for VICTUS NOX, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by Space Systems Command's (SSC) Space Safari Program Office.
  • Millennium and Firefly have entered a six-month hot standby phase and will wait for activation at an intentionally unknown time.
  • During this phase, the U.S. Space Force will give the mission team an alert notification, kicking off a 60-hour window to transport the payload to Vandenberg Space Force Base, conduct fueling operations, and integrate it with Firefly's Alpha payload adaptor.
  • Space Force officials will then issue Firefly a launch notice with the final orbit requirements.

SunCar Technology Group Inc. Announces Service Agreement with Nio Auto

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (“SunCar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SDA), a leading provider of digitalized enterprise automotive after-sales services and online auto insurance intermediation service in China, today announced that it has renewed its one-year insurance intermediation service agreement with Nio Inc., a multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China with over $7 billion annual revenue specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (“SunCar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SDA), a leading provider of digitalized enterprise automotive after-sales services and online auto insurance intermediation service in China, today announced that it has renewed its one-year insurance intermediation service agreement with Nio Inc., a multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China with over $7 billion annual revenue specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles.
  • Mr. YE Zaichang, Chairman & CEO of SunCar, commented: “SunCar leverage the experience of NEV customers and partners like Nio, who are NEV industry leaders in China.
  • We have witnessed strong growth momentum for NEVs in China, driven by the increasing general customer acceptance of products, services, and technologies.
  • We at SunCar dedicate ourselves to providing premium insurance and aftermarket services and thus bring value to investors as well as end customers.”

LeoStella and Hera Systems Establish Strategic Alliance

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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Focused on revolutionizing satellite manufacturing and diversifying customers’ choices for multi-satellite solicitations, smallsat experts LeoStella and Hera Systems have announced a strategic manufacturing alliance.

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  • Focused on revolutionizing satellite manufacturing and diversifying customers’ choices for multi-satellite solicitations, smallsat experts LeoStella and Hera Systems have announced a strategic manufacturing alliance.
  • As part of the proposal, the companies will collaborate on manufacturing the Hera Systems’ Leoness™ Smart Bus product line.
  • “Roger [Hera Systems CEO] and I recognize the challenges many new space companies experience as they scale to meet production timelines for multi-satellite agreements.
  • Together, the CEOs of LeoStella and Hera Systems have over six decades of collective leadership experience in space systems and hands-on expertise in effectively managing intricate space programs crucial to national security and innovative commercial solutions.

The Regents of University of Colorado, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Selected to Receive $6.4 Million through USSF/AFRL University Consortium Research Opportunity

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Approximately 50 percent of proposals received during this cycle of UCRO represented MSIs.

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  • Approximately 50 percent of proposals received during this cycle of UCRO represented MSIs.
  • The research yielded will align with the broader joint force missions while contributing to global space operations.
  • USRA is delighted with the opportunity to support such a tremendous effort that will have profound implications on xGEO operations and space domain awareness research."
  • "UCRO 2.0 will leverage the expertise of each awarded institution to spearhead AFRL and USSF research.

Global Firefighting Drone Market Forecasted to Reach $2.76 Billion by 2030 as Demand Skyrockets

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Firefighting Drone Market has been growing consistently since after the pandemic, and is projected to have substantial growth in the coming years. Firefighting drones can be remotely controlled and can carry firefighting equipment such as foam dispensers or water cannons. The major purpose of designing firefighting drones was to control fires in areas that are inaccessible to firefighters or fire trucks like dense forests and high-rise buildings. These drones are capable to monitor and capture scenes in instances where firefighters and fire trucks cannot reach them. Several benefits associated with firefighting drones to prevent fire damages is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. Growing instances of fire-related accidents in the oil and gas industry are majorly driving the demand for firefighters drones. In this industry, drones are being deployed for several applications such as inspection of offshore platforms, leak detection in pipelines, refining equipment, emergency response, and material handling.  As per Cognitive Market Research's latest published report, the Global Firefighting Drone market size was $1.31 Billion in 2022 and it is forecasted to reach $2.76 Billion by 2030. Firefighting Drone Industry's Compound Annual Growth Rate will be 9.8% from 2023 to 2030.  The report said: "In recent years, firefighting drones are used to fight forest fires. These drones can fly immediately to the location and map the affected area. During a forest fire, a firefighter drone gathers information about hitting hot spots with the help of thermal sensors and provides the information to firefighters. Footage or scenes captured by a firefighter drone is converted into a 3D map that allows civil authorities to determine the extent of the damage after the incident and verify damage claims by insurance companies."  Active companies in the markets this week include: Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), Boeing (NYSE: BA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA).

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  • Several benefits associated with firefighting drones to prevent fire damages is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.
  • As per Cognitive Market Research's latest published report , the Global Firefighting Drone market size was $1.31 Billion in 2022 and it is forecasted to reach $2.76 Billion by 2030.
  • Firefighting Drone Industry's Compound Annual Growth Rate will be 9.8% from 2023 to 2030.
  • In 2022, North America dominated the firefighting drone market and gained the largest market share of 40.5%.