After signing a memorandum of understanding with Colorado to partner on economic development and technological innovation projects in Denver this week, Finland’s ambassador to the United States Mikko Hautala zipped up U.S. 36 on Wednesday for a tour of Boulder’s...
Maxar Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MAXR), an aerospace equipment manufacturer and satellite operator, blew past Wall Street’s earnings expectations in the fourth quarter of 2021, turning around what was a losing period for the company in 2020.
Sierra Space Corp., the Louisville-based spinoff of Sierra Nevada Corp. that’s building a cutting edge spaceplane and low-orbit space station, is planning to add 1,000 jobs over the coming year, many of which will be based in Colorado.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Space Micro a 24-month development contract for one-to-many optical communications technology to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. Space Micro is working with BridgeComm on the contract. BridgeComm has been...
It takes a wealth of technical knowledge to create a company that uses a novel form of 3D printing to potentially revolutionize a visit to the dentist. But it also takes a wealth of business knowledge to ensure that vision becomes reality, and if Vitro3D becomes the...
JILA physicists have measured Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or more specifically, the effect called time dilation, at the smallest scale ever, showing that two tiny atomic clocks, separated by just a millimeter or the width of a sharp pencil tip,...
As 2022 begins, Optica’s Tom Hausken examines trends for optics and photonics products against the backdrop of the pandemic’s broader disruptions. This article was published in the January 2022 edition of Optics & Photonics News (OPN) and authorized for limited...
ColdQuanta will serve as a subcontractor to Golden-based Vescent Photonics LLC, which secured the $15.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research. ColdQuanta will provide the physics package for the Compact Rubidium Optical Clock program, with development...
Blue laser developer and manufacturer NUBURU has completed a funding round, announcing it has raised growth capital at a valuation of approximately $350 million. The company additionally named Brian Faircloth COO, after promoting Andrew Dodd to the position of vice...
Rocket Lab’s ASI facilities in Colorado. Photo: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is opening a new space systems complex in Littleton, Colorado, with two mission operations centers, the company announced Feb. 2. The new facility will expand Rocket Lab’s presence in Colorado,...