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Airbus Ventures Announces New Investment in Impulse Space

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Other Transport, Technology, Finance, Transport, Satellite, Other Technology, Aerospace, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Transfer, Lux Capital, Partnership, Impulse, OTV, Multimedia, Founders Fund, GEO, LEO, Geostationary transfer orbit, Space Capital LP, Relativity Space, Communications satellite, Mars, Helios

Airbus Ventures proudly announces its investment in Impulse Space, Inc. – a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – which has raised $45 million in its oversubscribed Series A funding round.

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  • Airbus Ventures proudly announces its investment in Impulse Space, Inc. – a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – which has raised $45 million in its oversubscribed Series A funding round.
  • The round is led by RTX Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Airbus Ventures, Space Capital, and others.
  • (Source: Impulse Space)
    “Space is more accessible than ever, but efficiently moving payloads into higher energy orbits has been a challenge—until now,” explains Impulse Space Founder and CEO Tom Mueller.
  • “Impulse Space is developing a suite of Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) that will unlock the in-space logistics ecosystem,” remarks Thomas d’Halluin, Airbus Ventures Managing Partner.

Impulse Space Secures $45M in Series A Funding Round

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Monday, July 24, 2023
Engineering, Other Manufacturing, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Transfer, Lux Capital, Orbit, Helios, Founders Fund, GEO, LEO, Geostationary transfer orbit, Growth, Transport, NYSE, RTX, Retail, Communications satellite, Mars

Impulse Space, Inc. – a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – today announced it has secured $45 million in its Series A funding round.

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  • Impulse Space, Inc. – a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – today announced it has secured $45 million in its Series A funding round.
  • “With the support from RTX Ventures, Impulse Space continues on the path toward its mission to provide agile, economic logistics services in any orbit,” says Impulse Space Founder and CEO Tom Mueller.
  • “It speaks volumes that a leading investment firm is confident in the future of Impulse Space and its trailblazing technology.”
    With an oversubscribed funding round, Impulse Space will be continuing its progress with its work in upcoming missions, such as LEO Express-1, a GEO refueling mission and the upcoming mission to Mars.
  • “Our investment will help Impulse Space accelerate their growth and fuel innovation within the space economy.”
    The Series A funding round also included other participant investors, such as Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Airbus Ventures and Space Capital.

Momentus and Axient to Collaborate on Space Services from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar Space

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, and Axient LLC (“Axient”), a key player in the U.S. civil, commercial, and national security space markets, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on technologies and capabilities to serve customers from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar space.

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  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, and Axient LLC (“Axient”), a key player in the U.S. civil, commercial, and national security space markets, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on technologies and capabilities to serve customers from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar space.
  • The two companies will work together to propose and develop capabilities to address a wide variety of space activities such as, but not limited to, launch services, space communication, space domain awareness, precision navigation and timing, and related technologies to utilize in, from, or through the Low-Earth Orbit, Geostationary Transfer Orbit, Geostationary Orbit, and Cislunar domains.
  • “Axient is a well-established company with a strong track record in defense and classified missions working for the Defense Department, including the Air Force Research Labs as well as NASA,” said Momentus Chief Executive Officer John Rood.
  • “A priority activity we’ll be exploring is how Momentus can support assembly, integration and test of payloads, including classified payloads, with Momentus’ Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle.

Relativity Space Shares Updated Go-to-Market Approach for Terran R, Taking Aim at Medium-to-Heavy Payload Category with Next-Generation Rocket

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Engineering, Technology, Satellite, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Hardware, Transfer, Autumn, Relativity Space, Vacuum, Perseverance, Reaction control system, PAF, Travel, Geostationary transfer orbit, MEO, Terran 1, Homebase, Friends, TVC, OneWeb, 3D, Panama, Orbit, Spacecraft, RS, Multimedia, LSA, Terran R, TCA, RCS, Government, Liquid oxygen, Vandenberg Space Force Base, EMA, Aeon, Public service agreement, Relativity, GEO, EMAS, MECO, LEO, Horizontal, Architecture, Methane, Heat, Fear of negative evaluation, Total, 3D printing, Communications satellite, Iridium, Mars, Moon, Terran

Starting in 2026, Terran R will launch from Space Launch Complex 16, the company’s orbital launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  • Starting in 2026, Terran R will launch from Space Launch Complex 16, the company’s orbital launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • Each Terran R requires approximately 6 times more 3D printing by mass than Terran 1.
  • Initially, Terran R will use the same proprietary printed aluminum alloy as flown on Terran 1 with a focus on supply chain scaling.
  • Terran R’s first stage will be outfitted with 13 3D-printed gas generator cycle Aeon R LOx/Methane rocket engines each capable of 258,000 lb.

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT 10B: A Satellite Bringing New Inflight and Maritime Connectivity Services

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Maritime, Air, Transport, Satellite, Telecommunications, Audio, Video, Internet, Transfer, DTH, Geostationary transfer orbit, Eutelsat, Spacebus, Government, Thales Alenia Space, HTS, UTC, Digital divide, High-throughput satellite, Woman, Falcon, Atlantic Ocean, Mobile broadband, Ka, Growth, CET, Heart, Euronext Paris, Data-rate units, ETL, Communications satellite, SpaceX

Built by Thales Alenia Space, EUTELSAT 10B is an all-electric satellite based on the Spacebus NEO platform.

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  • Built by Thales Alenia Space, EUTELSAT 10B is an all-electric satellite based on the Spacebus NEO platform.
  • These partners will rely on EUTELSAT 10B to provide airlines with in-flight connectivity services.
  • Eva Berneke, Eutelsat Chief Executive Officer, said: "Congratulations to all the teams, from Thales Alenia Space to SpaceX, and the dedicated Eutelsat launch campaign team, involved in this successful launch.
  • EUTELSAT 10B satellite boosts our global connectivity services with High Throughput capacity, meeting increasing in-flight and maritime demand.

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G Satellite

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G is the second of two satellites built by manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space to be placed at Eutelsats flagship 13-degree East neighbourhood position, replacing three older satellites.

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  • EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G is the second of two satellites built by manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space to be placed at Eutelsats flagship 13-degree East neighbourhood position, replacing three older satellites.
  • Once into orbit and positioned, the satellite EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G will, with its twin EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F launched on October 15th, reinforce and enhance the broadcast of more than a thousand television channels into homes across Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.
  • In February 2021, Eutelsat was entrusted once again by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload, which is on board EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G.
  • Eva Berneke, Eutelsat Chief Executive Officer said: "EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G is now on its way to join EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F at our flagship 13-degree East position.

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F Satellite

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Saturday, October 15, 2022
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EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F is one of two satellites built by manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space.

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  • EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F is one of two satellites built by manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space.
  • EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F is based on the Eurostar Neo telecommunications satellite platform, developed under an ESA Partnership Project with Airbus designed to foster innovation and competitiveness in the European space industry.
  • Once into orbit and positioned, the satellite EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F will, with its twin EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G, reinforce and enhance the broadcast of more than a thousand television channels into homes across Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.
  • Pascal Homsy, Eutelsat Chief Technical Officer said: "Our congratulations to the Eutelsat, Airbus and SpaceX teams for successfully launching our EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite into geostationary orbit.

Successful Launch of New-generation EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS Satellite

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
Satellite, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Networks, Hardware, Transfer, Ariane 5, Gruppo TIM, CEO, Mobile broadband, Government, DTH, Man, Guiana Space Centre, Euronext Paris, Orange, Digital divide, Thales Alenia Space, Data-rate units, Geostationary transfer orbit, ETL, Woman, Communications satellite, Eutelsat, Nordnet, Arianespace

EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS, a very high throughput satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide fixed broadband and mobile connectivity across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

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  • EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS, a very high throughput satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide fixed broadband and mobile connectivity across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
  • Delivering 230 beams over Western Europe and with a Ka-band capacity of 500 Gbps, EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS is the largest geostationary satellite ever ordered to date in Europe.
  • Eva Berneke, CEO of Eutelsat, said: "Our congratulations to Arianespace and the Guiana Space Center teams for successfully launching our EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite into geostationary orbit.
  • Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's leading satellite operators.

STOKE Space Raises $65M Series A to Make Space Access Sustainable and Scalable

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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Existing investors NFX, MaC Ventures, Alexis Ohanians Seven Seven Six, Joe Montanas Liquid2, and others also participated.

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  • Existing investors NFX, MaC Ventures, Alexis Ohanians Seven Seven Six, Joe Montanas Liquid2, and others also participated.
  • STOKE raised a $9.1 million Series Seed one year ago, and the new round is among the largest pure Series A investments ever for a space company.
  • STOKE is developing a fully and rapidly reusable space launch vehicle that will provide low-cost, on-demand access to and from any location in orbit.
  • STOKE develops 100% reusable rockets to provide the satellite industry with low-cost, on-demand access to and from any orbit.

Worldwide Carrier Rocket Industry to 2030 - Escalating Demand for Reusable Rockets Presents Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, October 11, 2021
Aerospace, Manufacturing, Transfer, MEO, Porter's five forces analysis, Geostationary transfer orbit, GEO, GTO, LEO, Government, Atmosphere, Safety, Geostationary orbit, Industry, Orbit, Communications satellite

A carrier rocket is a rocket-propelled vehicle used to carry a payload from Earth's surface to space, usually to Earth orbit or beyond.

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  • A carrier rocket is a rocket-propelled vehicle used to carry a payload from Earth's surface to space, usually to Earth orbit or beyond.
  • This study presents the analytical depiction of the global carrier rocket market analysis along with the current trends and future estimations to depict imminent investment pockets.
  • The report presents information related to the key drivers, restraints, and opportunities of the global carrier rocket market with detailed impact analysis.
  • The current carrier rocket market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2030 to benchmark financial competency.