An Airbus affiliate has signed a $50 million contract to develop a power system for the crew module Northrop Grumman will build to function as a key component of NASA’s Gateway lunar space station. Crisa, which operates under Airbus’ defense and space division, will produce the power management and distribution technology for integration into the […] More

Voyager Space has appointed Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus’ defense and space business, to its advisory board. In his new position, Hoke will leverage his 25 years of industry experience to advise Voyager Space on its expansion efforts in alignment with the company’s mission of creating a vertically integrated and publicly traded NewSpace company. Dylan Taylor, […] More

Airbus‘ defense and space division has partnered with Mercury Systems to study, develop, demonstrate, verify and certify technologies for autonomous flights. The two companies said Tuesday they will jointly work on autonomous and flight control programs with a focus on algorithms and the environments where the systems will operate. Airbus and Mercury have signed a […] More

James Hinds, CEO of a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, has joined the board of directors of Space and Satellite Professionals International, an association working to bolster the space industry's workforce. Hinds has been Airbus OneWeb Satellites' chief executive since January, when he was promoted from his role as the company's chief operating officer, SSPI said Wednesday.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), as an inductee of the Wash100 Award for the first time. Tournear has become a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for his leadership and commitment to satellite tech as well as maintaining the U.S.’s advantage over the space domain. 

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Morpheus Space, a space technology startup based in Germany, secured funding from investors such as In-Q-Tel and Airbus’ venture capital arm to support expansion efforts in the U.S., Defense One reported Wednesday.

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Maxar Technologies has appointed Jim McClelland as head of the company’s mission architecture function, reporting to Maxar chief technology officer (CTO) Dr. Walter Scott, Maxar reported on Thursday.

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Several U.S. and international companies that include Intelsat formed an alliance to drive the adoption of high-altitude platforms that are designed to operate in the stratosphere and provide network connectivity around the world.

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The defense and space division of Airbus has invested in Amprius to help further develop the latter company's  lithium-ion battery technology with silicon nanowire anodes.

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The Space Foundation’s board of directors has approved the appointment of public and private sector representatives to key positions at the global nonprofit organization throughout a term that will end in 2021.

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Airbus has begun manufacturing its H-135 helicopter trainer intended to serve as a successor to the U.S. Navy’s TH-57 Sea Ranger aircraft, Defense One reported Thursday.

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NASA engineers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are expected in the coming weeks to integrate the crew module with the service module for the agency’s Orion spacecraft in preparation for the vehicle’s unmanned test flight mission to the lunar orbit, Artemis 1, in 2020, Spaceflight Now reported Monday.

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