GeoSpock® - the extreme-scale data integration platform that provides analytics, builds insight, and enables predictions across space and time - today announced that it has raised an additional $6.6M in closing its Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to...
EARTH-i Receives £2.7 Million from UK Government to Improve Crop Yield for African Coffee Farmers
EARTH-i, one of Europe’s most prominent New Space companies, has been awarded a grant of £2.7 million from the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme, which supports UK space firms tackling global challenges. The grant will enable Earth-i to launch...
Wood Wins Government Backing to Bring Space Technology to Nuclear Decommissioning
Wood is leading research to make nuclear decommissioning safer, faster and more cost-effective by innovatively applying new technologies developed in space exploration, car production and medicine. The company has secured approximately £1.5m funding from the UK’s...
Topcon Acquires ClearEdge3D, a Technology Leader in 3D Modeling and Construction Verification Software
TOKYO, Japan – Topcon Corporation, a world leader in positioning instruments for survey and construction, through its American subsidiary, has acquired all the outstanding shares of ClearEdge3D, Inc., a recognized technology leader in the engineering and...
AirGon LLC Appointed North American Distributor for YellowScan Drone LIDAR Systems
Huntsville, AL – AirGon LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GeoCue Group Inc., has been appointed the North American Distributor for YellowScan, based in Montpellier, France.  Under the agreement, AirGon will sell, train and support YellowScan’s complete line of...
Maxar Technologies’ MDA to Provide Next Generation Optical Communication Payload Design for Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway
MONTREAL - MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), announced today that it has signed a contract valued at approximately CA$4 million with Airbus for design studies dedicated to the optical data...
Maxar Technologies, Leader in New Space Economy, Announces Move of its Headquarters to Westminster, Colorado
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies Ltd. (“Maxar†or the “Company,†formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE and TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, today...
DroneBase Secures $12 Million Round of Series B Funding to Expand Drone Operations Technology
LOS ANGELES - DroneBase, the largest global drone operations company, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series B funding to expand its drone operations services for enterprises. Union Square Ventures (USV) and Upfront Ventures co-led the round alongside DJI...
Maritime Industry Readies for a New Era of Choice with Iridium Certus(SM) Global Launch Partners
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 14, 2018 - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that Marlink, Speedcast, Applied Satellite Technologies Ltd (AST) and Satcom Global are the initial global maritime launch partners for Iridium Certus. Â The first regional maritime...
Ball Aerospace Delivers Flight Cryocooler Early for NASA’s Landsat Mission
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 14, 2018 -Â Ball Aerospace delivered the TIRS-2 Flight Cryocooler for the Landsat 9 TIRS-2 instrument ahead of schedule to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Achieving this milestone early will allow GSFC additional time and options during...
