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Italy’s Space Industry at Symposium in Colorado. Italian Trade Agency and ASI Lead 31 Companies to Key Global Event
Colorado Springs, CO — April 9, 2025 — Italy’s aerospace industry is expanding its footprint in the U.S., demonstrating steady growth in business volume and deepening market presence. At the ongoing Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, a leading global event that brings together more than 10,000 industry professionals, business leaders, and policymakers, Italy is represented…
US Space Force Selects L3Harris to Upgrade Space Domain Awareness Capabilities to Better Understand Space-Based Threats
MELBOURNE, Fla., April 7, 2025 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received the next contract option year from U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to continue sustainment and modernization of ground system infrastructure for the nation’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities in support of the Space Force’s space superiority mission. The contract is in year six…
Aitech Unveils World’s First AI-Enabled Picosatellite Constellation Platform Transforming Space-Based Intelligence for Military, Defense, Public Safety, Agriculture and Infinite Other New Markets
New IQSat Brings AI Capabilities in Low-Cost COTS Platform for Low Earth Orbit Missions Powering Rapid Actionable Data and Insights Previously Unattainable COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Space Symposium, Booth #612) – April 7, 2025 – Aitech, a leading provider of rugged embedded systems for military, aerospace and space platforms, today introduced the picosatellite (PicoSat) constellation platform, IQSat™. The…
The Space Report 2025 Q1 Shows Growing Need for Skilled Labor in Space Workforce, Budget Concerns for U.S. Space Force, and Highlights Space Pharmaceuticals Investments
Space sector employment grows 18% over five years S. Space Force FY25 budget cut by $50 million FAA works to streamline launch and reentry license application process COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 7, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, released The Space Report 2025 Q1,…
MyRadar Secures $7.5 Million in funding to Develop AI-Driven Satellite Constellation for Real-Time Earth Monitoring
Regulation A+ Campaign Active as Company Targets $25 Million Raise Colorado Springs, CO – April 6, 2025 – MyRadar, an industry leading provider of real-time weather intelligence, has secured $7.5 million in funding to advance the development of HORIS (Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging Spectrometer), an AI-driven low-Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to revolutionize Earth monitoring…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on April 4, 2025
United States Space Policy Updates The U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology (HSST) Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative” on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. (HSST, April 1) United States Space Force (USSF) Chief of…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 4: “Benefits of Technology Transfer”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn sits down with Meredith Reeves, Technology Transfer Expansion (T2X) Lead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, to explore one of NASA’s best-kept secrets: how entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage NASA’s intellectual property to spark innovation, gain a competitive edge, and launch new ventures. Meredith brings clarity…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 3: “R&D Growth Strategies: Government vs. Private Sector”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn explores the dual-track road of advancing innovation through both government and private sector pathways. She’s joined by Matt Tompkins, Vice President of the Space Portfolio at The Outpost, a dual-use technology accelerator and venture fund. With a deep background in U.S. government innovation strategy, including…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 2: “The Value of Innovation Ecosystems”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn explores the critical role of innovation ecosystems in empowering entrepreneurs, alongside guest Dr. John Wensveen, Chief Innovation Officer at Nova Southeastern University and Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation.** Together, they unpack how collaboration, strategic infrastructure, and breaking…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 1: “Investing in the Space Economy”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn dives deep into the evolving landscape of space investment with two leading voices in the field: Jamie Lesser, CEO of NewSpace Finance, and Zaheer Ali, Managing Director of NewSpace Finance. Together, they unravel what it truly means to invest in the space economy, how to…