Xplore reaches agreement to acquire Major Tom® cloud-based mission operation software and Kubos flight software
Major Tom cloud-based mission operation software offers a comprehensive satellite operation platform Xplore Inc., today announced it has acquired the assets of Kubos Corporation and its Major Tom® mission and flight control software platform for satellites. Major Tom enables mission operations for more than a dozen satellites currently on orbit for commercial and government […]
AE Industrial Partners to Acquire a Significant Stake in Firefly Aerospace
Alpha Stage 1. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Will Fuel Firefly’s Continued Journey as a Leader in End-to-End Space Transportation AE Industrial Partners announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a significant stake in Firefly Aerospace from Noosphere Venture Partners LP. Transaction closing is subject to the satisfaction of regulatory approvals, including Hart-Scott-Rodino […]
Blue Origin to Acquire Honeybee Robotics
Honeybee Robotics has announced that it will be acquired by Blue Origin. With major operations in Longmont, Colorado and Altadena, California, Honeybee will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Origin, headquartered in Kent, Washington. The deal between Honeybee’s parent organization, Ensign-Bickford Industries, and Blue Origin is expected to close in mid-February. Terms of the deal were […]
Voyager Space Completes Acquisition of Space Micro
Voyager Space has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in San Diego-based Space Micro. Voyager will provide strategic operations support to help advance Space Micro’s technology throughput to civil, commercial, and defense customers. Space Micro is an innovative, engineering-driven business focused on advancing high-performance satellite communications, digital, and electro-optic systems with 2.8 million hours of space flight heritage. […]
Rocket Lab to Acquire SolAero, a Global Leader in Space Solar Power Products
The acquisition will add the world’s largest production line of high-performing space solar cells to Rocket Lab’s growing space systems business Rocket Lab has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SolAero Holdings, Inc., a premier supplier of space solar power products and precision aerospace structures for the global aerospace market, for $80 million […]
Voyager Space to Buy Space Micro in Latest Acquisition
Voyager Space intends to acquire a majority stake in satellite technology firm Space Micro, the company announced Monday. As part of the agreement, Voyager will provide strategic operations support to advance Space Micro’s technology throughput to civil, commercial, and defense customers.
Rocket Lab Acquires Planetary Systems Corporation for $42 Million
The Acquisition Bolsters Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Business and End-to-End Space Solutions Offering across Launch, Spacecraft, and Space Hardware and Manufacture
Redwire acquisition eyes industrialisation of Low Earth Orbit
According to Redwire, the acquisition is part of its strategy towards in-space manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Redwire acquires space biotech company Techshot
Redwire, a company built up by acquiring a series of space technology companies, has purchased space biotechnology company Techshot.
Lockheed’s Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Delayed
“The Aerojet Rocketdyne transaction continues moving through the regulatory approval process, and we now anticipate closing in the first quarter of 2022,” said Lockheed CEO James Taiclet.