COSMIC

Muon Space Establishes Communications, Confirms Health of Weather Satellite

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, proudly announces the successful deployment and operational status of its second ESPA-class satellite, MuSat2. Launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 4, MuSat2 is equipped with advanced software-defined radio frequency instrumentation to gather new insights for DoD weather programs.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Muon Space , an end-to-end Space Systems Provider revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, proudly announces the successful deployment and operational status of its second ESPA-class satellite, MuSat2.
  • "Muon Space's investment in cutting-edge, software-defined technologies, as demonstrated in MuSat2's RF payload, underscores our commitment to enabling rapid deployment of new space sensing capabilities for our customers," said Pascal Stang, CTO of Muon Space.
  • "Muon Space is leading a revolution in applying the power of LEO satellite constellations to the most urgent problems facing the planet."
  • AFLCMC's Weather Systems Branch then awarded Muon Space an option to their contract in July 2023.

PlanetiQ High Quality GNSS-RO Data to Be Used by NOAA to Save Lives and Improve Our Environment With Superior Weather Forecasting and Atmospheric Research

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The agency has allocated $59.6 million over the next five years to use commercial satellite data to achieve superior weather forecasting and atmospheric research.

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  • The agency has allocated $59.6 million over the next five years to use commercial satellite data to achieve superior weather forecasting and atmospheric research.
  • “By incorporating PlanetiQ’s commercial high quality GNSS-RO data, coupled with our deep understanding of RO technology, NOAA will have the information to significantly improve short and medium-range weather forecasts, and provide essential insights to enhance climate change research for the government, military and the private sector,” said PlanetiQ CEO Ira Scharf.
  • PlanetiQ supplies GNSS-RO data to NOAA from its growing constellation of satellites, which has become a critical part of the global observing system.
  • “PlanetiQ is extending the progression from COSMIC and COSMIC-2 satellite data with the highest SNR data to date, continuing this trend to higher quality, and detection of ducting, which occurs in about 30% of all GNSS-RO.”

Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million, Continuing to Lead the Growing On-Orbit Servicing Sector

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Monday, February 27, 2023

TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has closed a Series G round with more than U.S. $76 million in funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.

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  • "We are pleased with the interest we received from our investors, which conveys a vote of confidence in Astroscale's vision and potential," said Nobu Okada, Founder & CEO of Astroscale.
  • "On-orbit servicing is a necessary infrastructure for a sustainable and growing space economy, and the key to reducing risk and increasing returns for satellite operators.
  • Astroscale U.S. and Astroscale Israel teams are global leaders in building the technology and mission plan for Life Extension services .
  • The Astroscale U.S. team is also working with several U.S. government agencies, including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Force, on R&D for satellite servicing.

Astroscale Raises U.S. $76 Million, Continuing to Lead the Growing On-Orbit Servicing Sector

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Monday, February 27, 2023

TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has closed a Series G round with more than U.S. $76 million in funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.

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  • "We are pleased with the interest we received from our investors, which conveys a vote of confidence in Astroscale's vision and potential," said Nobu Okada, Founder & CEO of Astroscale.
  • "On-orbit servicing is a necessary infrastructure for a sustainable and growing space economy, and the key to reducing risk and increasing returns for satellite operators.
  • Astroscale U.S. and Astroscale Israel teams are global leaders in building the technology and mission plan for Life Extension services .
  • The Astroscale U.S. team is also working with several U.S. government agencies, including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Force, on R&D for satellite servicing.

Cellworks Therapy Biosimulation Study Reveals Promising New Biomarkers for TMZ Resistance in Glioblastoma Patients

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The biosimulation study validated that TMZ does not trigger apoptosis in mismatch repair deficiency cancers and uncovered promising new biomarkers for TMZ resistance.

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  • The biosimulation study validated that TMZ does not trigger apoptosis in mismatch repair deficiency cancers and uncovered promising new biomarkers for TMZ resistance.
  • In fact, Cellworks biosimulation identifies MMR deficiency due to epigenetic, translational and proteomic silencing that leads to early progression on temozolomide despite methylated MGMT.
  • The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of mismatch repair deficiency (MRD) on survival of temozolomide (TMZ)-treated patients with MGMT methylated (m-MGMT) glioblastoma (GBM) using Cellworks computational biosimulation.
  • The Cellworks Platform predicts therapy response for individual patients and patient cohorts using a breakthrough Computational Biology Model (CBM) and biosimulation technology.

My Plates 2022 Great Plate Auction showcases rare and unique messages

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --My Plates, the official vendor for specialty license plates in Texas, is auctioning a limited release of 50 unique lots of license plate messages and numbers as part of their 2022 Great Plate Auction.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --My Plates, the official vendor for specialty license plates in Texas, is auctioning a limited release of 50 unique lots of license plate messages and numbers as part of their 2022 Great Plate Auction.
  • Texas is auctioning 50 unique license plate messages and numbers as part of their 2022 Great Plate Auction.
  • The opportunity to own these plate messages is due to TxDMV's updated rules on acceptable plate messages, which go into effect November 2, 2022.
  • Plate messages sold at auction by My Plates are legally transferable, unlike other everyday Texas license plates.

Light & Wonder Unleashes Never-Before-Seen Gaming Innovations at G2E

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Leading cross-platform global games company Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNW) (Light & Wonder, L&W or the Company) today announced new products at this years Global Gaming Expo (G2E) that will bring wide-eyed wonder to players, customers and operators around the world.

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  • Leading cross-platform global games company Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNW) (Light & Wonder, L&W or the Company) today announced new products at this years Global Gaming Expo (G2E) that will bring wide-eyed wonder to players, customers and operators around the world.
  • Over the past seven months, Light & Wonder has transformed from a diversified business to a company focused solely on cross-platform gaming and enabling technologies, said Matt Wilson, CEO of Light & Wonder.
  • Light & Wonder LIVE DEALER by Authentic Gaming offers such an experience, using a bespoke studio environment to provide a wide selection of shared live tables available to all operators.
  • The ingenuity powering our program is unparalleled, said Siobhan Lane, Light & Wonder CEO of Gaming.

uniphi space agency is Proud to Announce the Seventh-Annual National Astronaut Day® - May 5th, 2022 (Thursday)

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, uniphi space agency, a division of uniphi good LLC, is proud to announce the seventh annual National Astronaut Day®. This year's theme celebrates the beauty in the inspirational journeys of Astronauts, the magnificent, awe-inspiring perspective of Space, and the influence of Astronauts and Space in pop culture.

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  • Honors Heroic Astronauts with Mission to Inspire All Celebrates the Beauty in the Inspirational Journeys of Astronauts, and Influence of Astronauts & Space in Pop Culture
    NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, uniphi space agency, a division of uniphi good LLC, is proud to announce the seventh annual National Astronaut Day.
  • This year's National Astronaut Day celebration includes the launch of ASTRA ULTRA, an NFT curated platform, on MakersPlace.
  • This collection has been exclusively selected by uniphigood, as the inaugural Artist partnership for the ASTRA ULTRA launch on National Astronaut Day.
  • National Astronaut Day will also include the launch of Commander Michael Lpez-Alegra's music from Space playlist titled Further Beyond.

Genomenon Extends Insight into Genomic Evidence with Mastermind Search Companion

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Mastermind Search Companion seamlessly integrates Mastermind's insight into the scientific literature with the online resources variant analysts already use.

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  • Mastermind Search Companion seamlessly integrates Mastermind's insight into the scientific literature with the online resources variant analysts already use.
  • This allows analysts to quickly navigate their standard search sites and expand them with Mastermind search results.
  • Mastermind Search Companion delivers the ability to get more insight within any existing process and set of databases.
  • "Genomenon's Search Companion extends Mastermind's support into additional variant databases for everyone tasked with interpreting genomic data," said Mike Klein, Genomenon CEO.

Twist Bioscience and the Broad Institute Create Custom Whole Exome Target Enrichment Panel for Clinical Research

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Twist will market this expert-developed exome panel as the Twist Alliance Clinical Research Exome .

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  • Twist will market this expert-developed exome panel as the Twist Alliance Clinical Research Exome .
  • The Twist Alliance Clinical Research Exome helps support the Broad Institute Genomics Platform and was designed using validated data from clinical patient samples.
  • Exome sequencing has long been a key part of our sequencing efforts for large cancer and germline research studies.
  • Well designed, custom target enrichment panels enable increased sequencing depth on target genes while reducing overall sequencing.