Xona, the Silicon Valley startup establishing Pulsar, a precision positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation, announced a high-profile roster of partners developing compatible equipment.
During the exercise, HawkEye 360 successfully demonstrated tactical direct downlink proving relevance to Emission Controlled (EMCON) environments. Multiple commercial space-based RF signals intelligence collections per day were relayed to Lockheed Martin's edge processing node which hosted a bundled suite of HawkEye 360 and Lockheed Martin processing to generate high precision track custody for advanced defense systems such as the LM Aegis Combat System.
The collaboration will develop joint research programs and applications across in-space research and manufacturing and national security, fusing commercial innovation with defense mission expertise.
Voyager Technologies has secured Geisinger, one of the largest integrated health systems in the United States, as a Voyager Institute for Space, Technology and Advancement (VISTA) partner. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) marks a significant expansion of VISTA’s reach into the life sciences and biopharma sector, establishing a framework for joint research programs that translate the unique conditions of microgravity into breakthrough pathways for human health.
AST SpaceMobile announced its intent to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Notes Offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). AST SpaceMobile also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes in the Notes Offering an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the first date on which the Notes are issued, up to an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 23, for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket, the company said in a statement on Sunday. On its 13th flight test, Starship will carry 20 Starlink satellites to demonstrate its satellite-dispensing system and the Starlink network's laser communication links, but those satellites will follow the ship's suborbital trajectory and burn up in Earth's atmosphere soon after deployment.
