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Primo Space Fund has announced two new deals: Lithium Lasers and Ecosmic, investing about €2,6 million across both deals. This round of investments brings Primo Space Fund’s portfolio to fourteen companies. Lithium Lasers S.r.l., an Italian startup, developed a USPL called FemtoFlash for material processing, biophotonics and non-linear optics applications in several industries, and is particularly useful when dimensional accuracy and tighter tolerances are necessary.
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April 25, 2024
Primo Space Fund Invests in Lithium Lasers and Ecosmic
Primo Space Fund has announced two new deals: Lithium Lasers and Ecosmic, investing about €2,6 milli…
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#SpaceWatchGL Geopolitics – Thailand Joined the ILRS – Now What?
For SpaceWatchers, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Thailand has manifested several of its space a…
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OroraTech Partners GREEN+ Program for Forest Fire Management
OroraTech has announced a partnership with GREEN+ Program to provide forest fire management to safeg…
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Space Systems Command Completes CloudSat Mission
Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Innovation and Prototyping Acquisition Delta has successfully complete…
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Astroscale UK Completes PDR Phase for COSMIC Mission
Astroscale Ltd. ("Astroscale UK"), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc, announces the successful…
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What do equatorial nations have that can interest the Space industry? Matías Campos Abad, CEO & Foun…
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SINC 2024 – Interview with H.E. Hassaan Mohamed
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April 23, 2024
SSPI Launches Invisible, Indispensable Infrastructure
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has announced the beginning of Invisible, Indis…
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mu Space and Advance Technology Co., Ltd ("mu Space"), a satellite technology company based in Thail…
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ESA Astronaut Class of 2022 Graduates
The European Space Agency (ESA) has celebrated the graduation of its class of 2022 astronaut candida…
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Slovenia Joins Artemis Accords as 39th Signatory
Slovenia has become the 39th Signatory to the Artemis Accords after it and NASA affirmed their coope…
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#SpaceWatchGL Geopolitics – Thailand Joined the ILRS – Now What?
For SpaceWatchers, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Thailand has manifested several of its space ambitions. SWGL has covered the last decade of the country’s space developments at the government and private sector levels. So, when in early April 2024, Thailand became the latest country to join the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) program, SWGL assessed it as a significant development in the context of Thailand’s space ambitions. But that needs to be put in perspective. What are the short and long term implications? Let’s find out.
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Space Systems Command Completes CloudSat Mission
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Astroscale UK Completes PDR Phase for COSMIC Mission
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ESA Astronaut Class of 2022 Graduates
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OroraTech Partners GREEN+ Program for Forest Fire Management
OroraTech has announced a partnership with GREEN+ Program to provide forest fire management to safeguard millions of hectares of protected areas in the hands of sub-national governments around the globe. The partnership will enable leaders and emergency teams to monitor destructive fires within their protected natural areas, detect deforestation, save local forests, and create the right incentives.
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SINC 2024 – Interview with Matías Campos Abad
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SINC 2024 – Interview with H.E. Hassaan Mohamed
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SINC 2024 – Interview with Madin Maseeh, MSRO
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Primo Space Fund Invests in Lithium Lasers and Ecosmic
Primo Space Fund has announced two new deals: Lithium Lasers and Ecosmic, investing about €2,6 million across both deals. This round of investments brings Primo Space Fund’s portfolio to fourteen companies. Lithium Lasers S.r.l., an Italian startup, developed a USPL called FemtoFlash for material processing, biophotonics and non-linear optics applications in several industries, and is particularly useful when dimensional accuracy and tighter tolerances are necessary.
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Astroscale UK Completes PDR Phase for COSMIC Mission
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Space Cafe “33 minutes with Artemis BRICS” – Can the Global South Shape the Moon Accords? – recap
The Artemis Accords, boasting a membership of 36 nations, encompass a diverse array of Western and non-Western states, with signatories from Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and the Middle East. Notably, key members of the Artemis Accords, including Brazil, India, and the UAE, also hold membership in BRICS—a prominent intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
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