Image from SaxaVord Spaceport By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 16 November 2023 Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight. The company currently does not have the funds to pay the amount
By Michael Sheetz, Published by CNBC, 9 November 2023 Overview: Launch & Orders (Space Vehicles Unit) The orders are in and we now finally know how the Space Force’s most recent block buy of rocket launches shook out: In the end, the military dished out over $5.6 billion in contracts
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 November 2023 The five-year agreement is for medium Earth orbit O3b satcom services WASHINGTON — The global satellite operator SES will provide services to the U.S. Defense Department under a five-year agreement worth up to $270 million, the company announced Nov. 8.
Published by The BBC, 27 October 2023 A satellite launch company involved in a spaceport project in Shetland has been awarded £3.5m. RFA UK will use the UK Space Agency funding to support its preparatory work for the first launch of a rocket from SaxaVord, which is expected next year.
A new space based agreement between Airbus and Northrop Grumman will see the manufacturers share “experience, knowledge and capability” to meet UK SKYNET military satellite requirements (Airbus) By Tim Martin, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 October 2023 Airbus already holds a contract valued at more than £500 million ($610 million)
By John Ferguson, Published by Daily Record, 8 October 2023 SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Michael Haston was lauded when his private equity firm took a multi-million pound stake in the government-backed rocket launch centre on Shetland in 2020. A self-proclaimed “wonderkid” exposed by the Sunday Mail after becoming a major investor
By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 4 October 2023 The money will come from the Japanese government. Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to continue its fight against space junk. The Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (known as MEXT) picked Astroscale "to
The Space Force awarded Booz Allen a contract to oversee systems integration within its space sensing portfolio, which includes the Missile Track Custody program, depicted above. (Raytheon Intelligence and Space) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 4 October 2023 WASHINGTON — The Space Force awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a
