Atlas Space Operations operates a cloud-based ground network for satellite downlink as well as telemetry, tracking and control. This image shows the Atlas Freedom Ground Network's operational and planned sites. Credit: Atlas

Atlas Space Operations wins first defense customer

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With the SpaceX rideshare launch, Atlas Space Operations welcomed its first Defense Department customer into its cloud-based ground station network.

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Astro Digital is building Helios Wire's 20-kilogram satellites with a machine-to-machine communications payload built to Helios Wire's specifications. Credit: Helios Wire

Helios Wire sees a hidden fortune in finding lost assets

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Helios Wire is preparing to launch its first satellite in October on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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This is an image of Momentus' Ardor thruster for Ardoride, a multi-kilowatts propulsion system the firm is developing to power 500 to 1,000-kilogram spacecrafts. Momentus is testing the technology in its laboratory and plans to fly it for the first time in 2020. Credit: Momentus

Introducing Momentus, a Silicon Valley startup focused on water plasma engines

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Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich is backing Momentus, a Silicon Valley startup developing water plasma engines.

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