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We are excited to announce our Space Act Agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) (No. SAA3-1835). Under this agreement we will use their state-of-the-art vacuum chamber facilities and test equipment to perform the initial fully integrated TIE-20 thruster test campaign. We are honored to work with the teams NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration GRC, the mecca of gridded ion thruster technology. This will be a major milestone towards providing delivering maximum ΔV/$ for our DROID satellites and others. If you are building satellites that use EP for power ranges from 500W to 1600W, reach out to learn more. Perfect for vLEO, PWSA, servicing, and many other mission sets. Maxar Space Systems Boeing Defense, Space & Security Rocket Lab Sierra Space Terran Orbital Corporation Lockheed Martin York Space Systems LLC Northrop Grumman Payload

Wondering how #AI improves your #Airport's Resource Planning leading to reduced queueing, improved operation efficiency and increased staff satisfaction? Read Zensors AI latest blog post by Rico Barandun and reach out to our team for a demo and discussion. Getting started with #AI at Airports is easier than you think. #aviation #operationalefficiency #resourceplanning #ROI #ASQ #passengerexperience #AIatAirports #Innovation Anuraag Jain Matt Donahue John Muhlner

🚀 Today we're launching an ultra-secure cell phone service tailored for individuals at high risk, like elected officials, executives, and journalists. Originally designed for national security professionals, #Cape offers protection against carrier compromise, location stalking, malicious signaling, cell site simulators, and SIM swapping. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAW3FJk2

Strategic Acquisition: Oklo announces the proposed acquisition of Atomic Alchemy Inc., building on our earlier partnership to expand into the radioisotope market. By recycling nuclear waste, Oklo aims to provide a reliable and cost-effective fuel supply. Radioisotopes, as a coproduct of this process, offer massive revenue opportunities while supporting critical needs in cancer treatment, diagnostic imaging, clean energy, and semiconductor applications. Additional important information can be found at: https://lnkd.in/gis3kj28

When a third-party network outage challenged our EV chargers, AmpUp took swift action to keep charging seamless for drivers. When challenges arise, we rise. #EVCharging #AmpUp https://hubs.ly/Q02Y4Jkr0

DROID.002 build complete! Another critical step in building the foundation of our orbital infrastructure.

🏗️ 🌱 DOE Regulatory Milestone Update: Oklo has completed the environmental compliance process for our first commercial powerhouse at Idaho National Lab. With the Environmental Compliance Permit now in place, Oklo is starting site characterization work.

Radiant Update | Introducing Investigations In our discussions with leading product development teams we noticed that once an issue is suspected, significant time is spent investigating the scale of these issues, marking examples and then tracking whether or not engineering changes improve the issue over time. We created investigations as a way for product teams to easily find recurring issues within their LLM applications and surface those issues to automatically track how product quality changes week over week. #LLMs #MLOps #GenerativeAI

More constructive disruption from SDA! Today, SDA announced 19 non-traditional space companies that make up the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO), or HALO, pool, an acquisition approach to solicit and rapidly award protype demonstrations and experimentation to support future tranches of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (#PWSA). This marks the first time SDA has used this type of solicitation to select a pool of performers. Future prototype orders under HALO will focus on rapid end-to-end mission demonstrations with launch of two identical satellites 12-18 months after award. The first planned prototype orders in HALO are for the Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) projects, which will reduce risk for future tactical data links and optical communication missions. Pool members selected include: 1. Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc. 2. Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing 3. AST SpaceMobile 4. Astro Digital 5. Capella Space 6. CesiumAstro 7. Firefly Aerospace 8. Geneva Technologies, Inc. 9. Impulse Space 10. Kepler Communications Inc. 11. Amazon Project Kuiper 12. LeoStella 13. Momentus 14. Muon Space 15. NovaWurks, Inc. 16. SpaceX - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 17. TURION SPACE 18. Terran Orbital Corporation 19. York Space Systems LLC Congrats to all the HALO pool awardees! For more information, read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dp-tVec3 #Space #Defense #SemperCitius #Industry #NewSpace

Paladin has been featured in TechCrunch, showcasing how our drone technology supported the Asheville Police Department’s relief efforts during Hurricane Helene. But this is just the beginning—our all-in-one Drone as First Responder (DFR) system is transforming public safety, delivering real-time intelligence and extending operational range for First Responders across the country. We’re proud of the impact we’re making and excited for what’s next. Read more about our journey and innovations here: https://lnkd.in/dWYdfZNz #PublicSafety #FirstResponders #DroneTech #Innovation #TechCrunch