Tag Archives: NorthStar Earth & Space

Spire Global Faces Northstar Legal Action (Updated)

NorthStar Earth and Space commercial surveying of LEO, MEO and GEO for Space Domain Awareness.

It hasn't been an ideal year for Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services based in San Francisco and which has an office in Cambridge, Ontario after acquiring exactEarth three years ago. While Spire Global looks to be emerging from a potentially serious creditor issue after accounting issues came to light with its’ space as a service offering, the company …

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National Defence Committee Told Canada Needs to Bolster Space Defence to Meet Needs and Threats

Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) of May 6, 2024 on Space Defence

Canada is activating a National Space Council (NSC) to provide strategic direction on national space activities including space defence, and in the minds of several companies action needs to come very quickly. In early May, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) released details of the multi-governance structure that will include representation from 20 departments and agencies. The CSA and Department of National Defence will serve as …

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NorthStar’s CEO Asks for Deep Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and Solving Space Problems

Stewart Bain speaks at the Canada-Italy Business Forum on Artificial Intelligence on Nov. 7 and 8 in Montreal. Image credit: Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada.

We’ve been grappling with the problems – and promise – of technology, society, politics and space ever since we first could conceive of leaving our Earth. To take a single example: Students of history know well that some of the first NASA rockets – including the mighty Saturn V that flew several astronaut crews to the moon – were led by chief architect Wernher von …

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NorthStar, SES Sign Deal to Monitor SES’ Satellites in Orbit

Illustration of a NorthStar satellite.

NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar), the a space-based situational awareness startup, has signed satellite operator SES as its first major commercial client. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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NorthStar Finds New Launch Provider

Northstar Earth & Space

After Virgin Orbit recently folded, NorthStar Earth & Space was in need of a new launch provider to get its first group of satellites launched this year. Today they announced that Rocket Lab would be their ride to space.

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