Californian space communications start-up Audacy has signed commercial agreements worth more than $100m, just months after it was cleared by the US Federal Communications Commission to run its inter-satellite data relay network. “Space-based networks are one aspect of the overall space communications infrastructure. US firms make up more than half of the deals, with the rest in Asia-Pacific and Europe. They include applications for non-stationary orbit, Earth observation satellites, launch vehicles and missions into deep space. The deal is a major boost for the company, which had been struggling financially since being acquired last year by Nasa, but also marks an important step towards establishing itself as one of the world’s leading providers
Californian space communications start-up Audacy has signed commercial agreements worth more than $100m, just months after it was cleared by the US Federal Communications Commission to run its inter-satellite data relay network. US firms make up more than half of the deals, with the rest in Asia-Pacific and Europe. They include applications for non-stationary orbit, Earth observation satellites, launch vehicles and missions into deep space. The deal is a major boost for the company, which had been struggling financially since being acquired last year by Nasa, but also marks an important step towards establishing itself as one of the world’s leading providers