Redmond, Wash.—Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, announced today that it has secured US$21.1 million in Series A funding. The capital will be used to deploy and operate Ceres, an advanced Earth observation business that features the first...
FLIR Systems Launches Next Generation High-Performance Uncooled Thermal Camera Core
WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 18, 2016 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced Boson™, its smallest, lightest, and least power-consuming, high-performance uncooled thermal camera for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Sized between FLIR’s Tau® and...
Sofradir's DAPHNIS 10-micron Pitch HD Format IR Detector Claims Market Superiority
Palaiseau, near Paris, France, April 19, 2016 – Sofradir, the global leader in advanced infrared (IR) detectors for military, space, scientific and commercial applications, today announces that its market competitive Daphnis HD will enter production. The 10-micron...
NASA Maps Beach Tar from California Oil Pipeline Spill
An AVIRIS-NG red-green-blue (visible) aerial image of the Refugio Incident oil spill shows oil on the water and on nearby Santa Barbara Channel beaches.
Germany Prepares a Microsatellite for Forest Fire Detection
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has plans to launch the Berlin Infrared Optical System (BIROS) microsatellite in October 2015. The satellite will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
One of World’s Largest Infrared Telescopes to Help Lockheed Martin Track Orbital Debris
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014—Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has partnered with the University of Arizona to operate the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) located on Maunakea, Hawaii. The agreement expands the corporation's support of scientists pursuing a...
