NEW YORK and BANGALORE, India; Aug. 30, 2022 (Accenture PR) – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge earth imaging technology. Based in Bangalore with a presence in Los Angeles, Pixxel is building the world’s highest resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation in order to offer industry AI-powered insights that discover, solve, and predict climate issues at a fraction of the cost of traditional satellites.

Pixxel’s satellites can capture images at hundreds of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum and reveal key data about the health of our planet that is invisible to other satellites. The company’s planned constellation of hyperspectral satellites will reshape how businesses across agriculture, defense, mining, environmental, and other critical industries make decisions on a global level to reduce their environmental impact. The data from Pixxel’s satellites provides 8x more information and 50x better resolution than existing in-market options. 

From changes in the demand of both Satcom and Earth Observation domains, to ground station and user terminal technological evolution caused by NGSO constellations deployment, the ground segment ecosystem is sustaining significant transformation.

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, Sydney, September 1, 2022 (Euroconsult PR)  – The latest Ground Segment Market report by leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult projects the ground station segment to remain quite stable over the 2022 – 2031 period, with a year-on-year growth of 1.4% and a forecasted market value of $3.6 Billion by 2031, driven by the growing demand for data & services.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 01, 2022 (SCOUT Space PR) — SCOUT Space Inc., a spaceflight hardware, software, and data provider developing solutions for improved safety and transparency in space, and Privateer Space, the data and intelligence platform empowering the future of space sustainability, today announced they’ve joined forces to enhance space operations safety. 

The collaboration is focused on integrating SCOUT’s systems architecture and data collection capabilities with Privateer’s data solutions, including Wayfinder, an open access, near real-time visualization of satellites and debris in space. The two companies plan to explore building out joint offerings that further enhance their respective datasets on space objects and events.  

The engine was launched to space on Rocket Lab’s 26^th Electron mission ‘There And Back Again’ in May 2022 before it was returned to Earth, caught by a helicopter and recovered at sea, and refurbished and successfully reused by Rocket Lab.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Rocket Lab PR) — Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”, or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine for the first time – a significant technical achievement in the Company’s efforts to make its Electron launch vehicle the world’s first reusable orbital small rocket.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — The Artemis I mission management team met this afternoon to review the status of the operations and have given a “go” for a Sept. 3 launch attempt of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. Since the previous launch attempt on Monday, Aug. 29, teams have updated procedures, practiced operations and refined timelines.

Roscosmos Mission Update

Anna Kikina is the only woman in the Russian cosmonaut corps. She will soon go on her first space flight and will do it on the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX Elon Musk. 

Former GC of SPS Commerce Brings Decades of Public Company Experience to Spire’s Leadership Team

VIENNA, Va. (Spire Global PR) — Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced that it has appointed Boyd Johnson as Chief Legal Officer. As an expert in corporate compliance, governance, and securities law, Johnson brings more than 25 years of experience to the role. He will serve on the company’s executive team and report to Peter Platzer, CEO and Co-Founder of Spire.

As Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Johnson will act as the company’s legal representative, lead its legal team, and work closely with Spire’s executives and board of directors in the deployment of the company’s strategic plan. Mr. Johnson will replace Ananda Martin, who served as General Counsel since 2018.

OROS Insulation Tech will Allow Human Cells to Remain at Desired Temperatures Longer

PORTLAND, Ore. (OROS PR) — OROS, a leading next-gen thermal materials business, has provided Blue Origin superior insulation technology that will support vital science being carried on the aerospace company’s latest mission, scheduled to launch August 31. Batteries used to keep human cells at viable livable temperatures aboard the Blue Origin NS-23 will be insulated with OROS’ technology to vastly prolong operable life.

Experienced A&D Executive to Lead Firefly’s Next Phase of Expansive Growth

CEDAR PARK, Texas (Firefly Aerospace PR) — Firefly Aerospace (“Firefly” or “Company”), an emerging leader in economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced today that long-time aerospace and defense executive, Bill Weber, has been named the Company’s CEO, effective immediately. Firefly is a portfolio company of AEIndustrial Partners (“AEI”), a U.S.-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets.

MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — In July this year, Roscosmos State Corporation and NASA signed a cross-flight agreement under which US astronauts will fly on Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Russian cosmonauts on US Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Since May 2021, cosmonaut Anna Kikina has been training as a member of the ISS-67 backup crew, after which, together with cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, she became a member of the ISS-68 prime crew. Under the cross-flight agreement, Anna Kikina was assigned as the Crew-5 Mission Specialist to fly to the International Space Station on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for October 3, 2022.

• The Galileo Competence Center is responsible for space-related aspects in the project.
• The first satellite controlled with quantum technology is scheduled for launch in 2027.

COLOGNE, Germany (DLR PR) — The quantum technology start-ups Q.ANT, Bosch, and TRUMPF CARD and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have entered into a partnership to develop position sensors suitable for use in space. With the help of these sensors based on quantum technology, it should be possible to precisely align mini-satellites and improve global data communication. The planned quantum- based gyroscope (QYRO) should be an alternative to current mechanical gyroscopes.

WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has awarded five additional missions to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, for crew transportation services to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract. The CCtCap modification brings the total missions for SpaceX to 14 and allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted U.S. capability for human access to the space station until 2030, with two unique commercial crew industry partners.