Technology, new aerospace, IoT. Data, services and insight via satellites and UAVs. Startups, early stage investing
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Eric Anderson retweeted
Announcing the 2nd annual MIT ARCLab Prize for AI Innovation in Space! This year’s challenge from @AstrodynamicMIT: creating an AI model to forecast space weather to help protect critical satellite systems. Join the 1st phase of the challenge on Nov. 15!
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ALT a view of the Earth from space, capturing the vibrant auroras over the planet. The auroras display a brilliant spectrum of green and subtle hints of red, streaming upwards into the dark of space filled with small, distant stars. The curvature of the Earth is visible, with a faint, glowing line marking the atmospheric boundary. A section of a satellite structure is visible on the bottom right, with metal bars and panels partially illuminated by the aurora's glow.
Eric Anderson retweeted
On Nov 6, @CommerceGov will host a public meeting on space export controls with experts from @StateDept & @BISgov to discuss the new rulemakings and answer questions. Register: space.commerce.gov/export24
#SpacePolicy #ITAR
ALT Scissors cutting through red tape wrapped around a satellite orbiting Earth
Further funding for @WyvernSpace
Hyperspectral imagery startup Wyvern looks to raise US presence with $6M raise tcrn.ch/4eLcu8J
A decade after its founding and two years after being purchased by @AntarcticaCaptl , @DescartesLabs combines with @EarthDailyA
Press Release | Descartes Labs + EarthDaily Analytics
We’re thrilled to announce that Descartes Labs has been acquired by @EarthDailyA. This exciting new milestone in our journey will allow us to leverage the strengths of both organizations.
Learn more: hubs.ly/Q02TplJ50
Eric Anderson retweeted
We have a telescope!🤩
Last week, summit staff successfully installed Rubin Observatory's combined primary/tertiary mirror.
With all three mirrors & the commissioning camera in place, we officially—for the first time in 15 years of construction—have a complete telescope!🥳
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Startup fundraising bootcamp from @BMNT_inc with @Newfund @AmpaireInc @LockheedMartin and @ArrisComposites
Think simpler. Musings on space business models, market estimation and lessons from Silicon Valley via @fikocian open.substack.com/pub/filipk…
Eric Anderson retweeted
✅ Joby acquires Xwing autonomy division ✅
We're pleased to announce that Joby has acquired the autonomy division of @xwinginc, a leader in the development of autonomous technology for aviation.
Founded in 2016, Xwing has completed 250 fully autonomous flights and more than 500 auto-landings to date, becoming the first company to receive an official project designation for the certification of a large uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in April 2023 and the first to receive an Air Force Military Flight Release in 2024.
The Superpilot software, developed in-house at Xwing enables safe, uncrewed operations, supervised from the ground, and is the world’s first fully autonomous gate-to-gate flight technology.
While the aircraft Joby is certifying will have a fully-qualified pilot on board, we recognize that a future generation of autonomous aircraft will play an important part in unlocking our vision of making clean and affordable aerial mobility as accessible as possible and this acquisition places Joby at the forefront of aviation autonomy.
Welcome to the Joby team!
Read more: jobyaviation.com/news/joby-a…
Is this deal still in effect? news.lockheedmartin.com/2021…
News: @LockheedMartin Purchases Up to 25 Alpha Rocket Launches from @fireflyspace Through 2029 $LMT
news.lockheedmartin.com/2024…
Wasn't expecting this from @PrivateerSpace even though @orbital_insight has been pursuing M&A.
News: @PrivateerSpace Raises $56.5M Series A Round and Acquires @Orbital_Insight for an Undisclosed Amount
reuters.com/markets/deals/wo…
Blue Anticipation --
Encouraging Disenchantment: Why is Blue Origin so Slow?, by @John__Holst open.substack.com/pub/illdef…
No small feat. Perseverance and attention to detail by the LSST/Vera Rubin team and its leadership. I'm proud that a particular study our group started in 2006 led to some contributing pieces on the top of the mountain today.
Lots of lunar lander activity recently: this ties some bows and looks forward to what's next for CLPS thespacereview.com/article/4…
Nice work @mintz4assembly h/t @spacecasetayl0r
The US Government is Finally Hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL on its Space Acquisition Strategy open.substack.com/pub/bowoft…
Eric Anderson retweeted
Regarding the recent raise: Rocket Lab felt constrained in their ability to exercise some of those strategic inorganic acquisition opportunities. “Right now is a great time to go shopping”, right now the ability for companies to raise capital is very very challenging. “We’re seeing real opportunities, we’re seeing other distressed assets that we can add to our portfolio”. This raise is not for Neutron but for those inorganic opportunities.
Eric Anderson retweeted
Attention undergraduate and graduate students! The 31st Annual Frank J. Redd Student Competition is open! Visit our page for details and a chance to present onstage at SmallSat and win cash awards. smallsat.org/students/studen…
