Tag: satellite

China’s Shenzhen dangles financial incentives to spur satellite sector

Big DataJune 8, 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern tech city of Shenzhen said on Monday it would offer up to 300 million yuan ($47 million) in...

Optimized solar datasets: Increasing value through the solar pv lifecycle

EnergyJune 7, 2021

Solar data has moved from a simple, imprecise tool that often lacked validation to one that is complex, comprehensive and forward-looking. This pv...

Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold invest in new fund to back metamaterials tech startups

StartupsJune 7, 2021

New fund: MetaVC Partners is raising its first fund to invest in early-stage startups in the metamaterials space. Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold,...

EchoStar puts faith in third nanosatellite for global S-band plan

AerospaceJune 7, 2021

TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar hopes the third time will be a charm for the U.S. satellite operator racing to secure global non-geostationary S-band...

Elon Musk’s Starlink files FCC application for user terminal with smaller antenna

AutomotiveJune 7, 2021

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Astra to acquire electric in-space propulsion company Apollo Fusion

StartupsJune 7, 2021

Astra, the space launch startup with plans to go public via a SPAC merger, will acquire electric propulsion maker Apollo Fusion, the company...

Kratos Supports the Satellite Industry’s Digital Transformation with Sales of Virtual Ground System Products to More than 20 Customers

Globe NewsWireJune 7, 2021

SAN DIEGO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced...

Astra to acquire spacecraft propulsion company Apollo Fusion

AerospaceJune 7, 2021

WASHINGTON — Launch vehicle developer Astra is acquiring Apollo Fusion, a company developing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, as part of its effort...

El Salvador set to make history by becoming the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender

BlockchainJune 7, 2021

El Salvador Planning to Soon Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender

El Salvador, a country in Central America, is planning to introduce a ruling with an intent to emerge as the world’s very first sovereign government to approve bitcoin as legal tender, along side the U.S. dollar. The multi-day conference that took place in Minami in 2021 regarding bitcoin is recognized as the remarkable bitcoin event … Read More

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