Topic: space technology
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Muon Space raises $250M from Google, Salesforce backers
Muon Space raised $250 million in its largest funding round, with participation from Google and Salesforce. The investment highlights growing confidence in space-based climate monitoring, particularly its wildfire-detection satellite constellation. The funding will help scale operations and expan...
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FCC Approves Space Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Dread
The FCC approved Reflect Orbital's experimental satellite Earendil-1, which will use a 60-foot thin-film mirror to reflect sunlight to a three-mile-wide area on Earth, despite over 1,800 public comments objecting to the plan. The FCC argued it lacks authority to consider light pollution or enviro...
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Accel, Prosus Select 6 Emerging Startups for India Program
Accel and Prosus have launched a joint investment program in India to fund high-risk, science-led startups in emerging sectors like healthcare, climate tech, and space, selected from over 2,000 applicants. The inaugural cohort includes six startups, such as Praan (air purification), QOSMIC (satel...
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New Hair-Thin, Stretchy Material Shields Next-Gen Space Tech from Radiation
Researchers have developed a lightweight, flexible shielding material thinner than a human hair that blocks both electromagnetic waves and neutron radiation, addressing dual radiation threats from space and onboard technologies. The material combines carbon nanotubes to absorb and reflect electro...
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Doom Is Now Running on a Satellite in Orbit
Doom has been successfully run on the European Space Agency's OPSAT satellite, integrating real-time satellite imagery of Earth into the game's environment in place of its original hellscapes. The project involved a collaboration between software developers and aerospace engineers, who adapted th...
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Oman Set to Launch Second High-Res Satellite by 2026
Oman plans to launch a second high-resolution satellite by 2026, achieving 50-centimeter resolution to enhance Earth observation capabilities as part of Oman Vision 2040. The new satellite builds on the success of OL-1, Oman's first optical satellite launched in 2024, which provided one-meter res...
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Night-Time Solar Power: The Future of Satellite Energy
Researchers are developing a "reverse solar panel" that generates electricity by emitting infrared light, aiming to capture energy from Earth's nighttime glow. The technology, a thermoradiative diode, has minimal power output on Earth but holds significant potential in space, where the extreme co...
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UAE Space Sector Attracts $44 Billion as Private Investment Grows
The UAE's space industry has grown significantly with AED 44 billion in investments, driven by government and private sector collaboration, positioning the nation as a global leader in space science and technology. Private sector involvement is crucial for the industry's expansion, with companies...
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Space DOTS Secures $1.5M Seed Funding to Track Orbital Threats
Bianca Cefalo founded Space DOTS to address the slow pace of corporate innovation in the space sector, focusing on identifying and interpreting orbital threats. The company's SKY-I software platform provides real-time data and analysis to help spacecraft operators detect and attribute both natura...
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Dubai Airshow 2025 to Host Record-Breaking Space Pavilion
The Dubai Airshow 2025 will feature its largest-ever Space Pavilion, organized with the UAE Space Agency, to foster collaboration among international agencies, tech firms, and investors for commercializing space technologies. A key component is the two-day Space Conference, hosting over 50 expert...
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Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission targets NASA’s Swift
A rescue mission for NASA’s Swift satellite, using the commercial Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link satellite launched via a Pegasus XL rocket, aims to prevent an uncontrolled reentry by pushing the satellite to a higher orbit. This operation is the first of its kind, with Katalyst designing, bui...
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Satellites Now Detect Animal Distress - Here’s Why That Matters
A Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Icarus project's satellite into orbit, with confirmation of its correct orbit and communication received within hours. The Icarus project deployed a second orbital system, the microsatellite "Raven," in May. After testing, Raven is scheduled to start re...
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Record-Breaking FII9 Draws 9,000+ Delegates, 2,000 Members
The ninth Future Investment Initiative (FII9) set a new attendance record with over 9,000 delegates and highlighted a global economic pivot toward artificial intelligence, with 52% of speakers from the tech industry. Key announcements included the world's first AI data center in space, plans to d...
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SpaceX IPO filing shows Musk’s clean energy rift: xAI burns gas, Tesla sells solar
SpaceX's IPO filing promotes an ambitious plan for terawatt-scale space-based solar power, contrasting with the fossil fuel reliance powering Elon Musk’s other ventures. The filing omits details about xAI, which plans to purchase $2.8 billion in natural gas for its data centers, contradicting the...
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SpaceX IPO: latest updates and news
SpaceX’s IPO on Friday allows everyday investors to buy shares for the first time, with expected funding set to make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Musk’s on-paper fortune will exceed the economies of nations like Ireland or Sweden, driven largely by SpaceX’s business of launching AI d...
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China Unveils New Moon Ship and Reusable Rocket in Historic Test
China successfully tested a next-generation crew capsule and reusable rocket booster, marking a key step toward its goal of landing astronauts on the Moon before 2030. The test validated the crew capsule's launch abort system for astronaut safety and demonstrated the rocket's ability to perform a...
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Inside AI's Brain & The End of Animal Testing
AI is reshaping cybersecurity and healthcare, with systems now capable of independently managing complex hacking tasks and potentially reducing reliance on animal testing in medicine. Space exploration advances with Blue Origin's successful New Glenn rocket launch, deploying NASA satellites and m...
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UAE's Rashid Rover 2 Set for 2026 Moon Mission
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has completed development and testing of the Rashid Rover 2, which is now heading to the U.S. for further preparations with Firefly Aerospace ahead of its 2026 launch to the Moon's far side. This mission is supported by a strategic partnership with Firefly Aer...
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K2 raises $500M for giant AI-powered satellites
K2 Space raised a $500 million Series D round, boosting its valuation to $6.8 billion, with funding co-led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, plus participation from CapitalG and Lightspeed. The company is deliberately bucking the satellite industry’s trend toward miniaturization by building massive,...
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Spanish satellite startup Sateliot seeks €150M for direct 5G to smartphones
Sateliot is targeting a €150 million fundraising round, a 50% increase from its April announcement, to fund the deployment of 16 new low-Earth orbit satellites. The company expects to achieve full operational capacity by early 2028, enabling direct-to-smartphone 5G connectivity without hardware m...
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