Invoice factoring company Endeavour has partnered with nonprofit startup accelerator MassChallenge to help early-stage aerospace and defense technology developers gain access to a non-dilutive financing platform. Endeavour said Tuesday it will offer support to MassChallenge's network of entrepreneurs through an accounts receivable funding facility, called Escape Velocity.

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Endeavour will provide two early-stage technology accelerators of the U.S. Army and Space Force with mentorship on cash flow, financing options and working capital, and access to Escape Velocity, a custom Accounts Receivable Funding facility.

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The Department of Defense has certified Endeavour to provide capital for critical commercially-developed technologies. The company said Tuesday it is now approved to participate in the Trusted Capital initiative, which aims to confirm the safety and trustworthiness of defense technology investors.

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NASA is considering the possibility of using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft as an alternative vehicle to transport some astronauts from the International Space Station to Earth following the discovery of a coolant leak in Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked at the ISS, Reuters reported Wednesday. NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos are looking into the […] More

Axiom Space astronauts have boarded the International Space Station for an eight-day period of working on over 25 research experiments aimed at supporting human spaceflight and life on Earth. The Axiom Mission 1 crew entered ISS on Saturday with the welcome of Expedition 67 including astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency, Axiom said […] More

The SpaceX-built Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts from NASA and foreign space agencies was launched Friday using the company's Falcon 9 rocket for a six-month scientific research mission on the International Space Station. NASA said Friday Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken have returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft after spending 64 days in orbit as part of the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.

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The two NASA astronauts that flew on SpaceX's first crewed mission with the Crew Dragon spaceship could return to Earth by Aug. 2 after a two-month stay at the International Space Station, Reuters reported Saturday. The splashdown of NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will take place in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Saab has received a contract to install an integrated communications system on the New Zealand navy’s future fleet replenishment ship. The defense and security company said Monday it will equip New Zealand’s HMNZS Aotearoa tanker with the TactiCall platform that works to connect communication technologies regardless of radio band, frequency or hardware. Electronic Navigation will perform in-service support […] More

Parsons has provided consultation services in support of the California Science Center‘s mission to transport a NASA Space Shuttle external tank. The External Tank 94 has completed its transport from New Orleans to the California Science Center where it will be integrated with the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour and displayed in a launch position at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, Parsons […] More

Arnaud Vaissie, co-founder, chairman and CEO of International SOS, has received Mongolia’s Order of the Polar Star distinction for his support of the company’s medical services in the country. Bold Luvsanvandan, member of the Mongolian Parliament and former minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, presented Mongolia’s highest civilian award to Vaissie at a dinner held in […] More