Each month we round up some of the top stories in space, entrepreneurship, innovation, finance and technology.
Here’s our round-up for February:
SpaceX signs deal to take space tourists on five-day mission
SpaceX has signed a deal with US space tourism company Space Adventures for paying passengers to ride on a special five-day flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Read the article by Space Connect here.
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SpaceX seeking another $250 million for Starlink, Crew Dragon, Starship, report says
“SpaceX is looking to raise another $250 million at about $220 per share. The round would value the Hawthorne, California-based aerospace company at about $36 billion.”
Read more at Bizjournal.
Boeing implementing more rigorous testing of Starliner after software problems
As the independent review of last December’s test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle nears completion, the company said it will perform more rigorous testing to catch errors that slipped through on that flight.
Read more at SpaceNews.
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Exotrail Secures Contract with AAC Clyde Space
Exotrail, a French company that provides solutions for the smallsat market, have announced they have signed a contract with AAC Clyde Space, a European smallsat solutions specialist. Exotrail will equip them with cutting-edge propulsion solutions for their customers, global telecommunications leader Eutelsat, ELO 3 and ELO 4 spacecraft.
Read more at SatNews.
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SES Networks and Orange to Work Together on Services for Central African Republic
Orange, a multi-service telecommunications operators that is present in 18 countries in Africa, will be the first telco to adopt O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generation MEO SATCOM system to exponentially ramp up their consumer and business services, starting in the Central African Republic.
Read more at SatNews.
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