Vilnius, Lithuania – 8th April, 2024 – Blackswan Space, a Vilnius based space tech startup developing advanced software products for complex space & defense missions has secured €760k ($800) in pre-seed funding round. Since 2019 Blackswan Space has pioneered autonomous space technologies in collaboration with… Read More »Blackswan Space raises €760k to Pioneer Satellite Autonomy
Straight out of the lab, we are sharing the news of successful completion of our Eurostars2 project “Vision Based Navigation system (VBN) for autonomous satellite navigation in space” (VBN-115088). Working closely with our partner, the Space Robotics (SpaceR) Research Group from the University of Luxembourg’s… Read More »Blackswan Space and SpaceR successfully completes Eurostars2 VBN project
We are pleased to announce that our team has recently been awarded 3 contracts from the European Space Agency to add new functionalities to the GRALS facility at ESTEC in the Netherlands. The GNC Rendezvous, Approach and Landing Simulator (GRALS) is a world class R&D… Read More »Blackswan Space wins 3 new contracts from ESA
Blackswan Space releases a sneak peek of its end-to-end autonomy platform called ACE. ACE is dedicated for satellite mission integrators and operators to make their life much easier by saving their time, reducing risks and enabling new capabilities in the growing in space economy. “From… Read More »Blackswan Space announces the ACE autonomy platform
We’ve been quite busy over the past few months 👩🚀. Our simulations team has done an amazing job implementing preliminary MATLAB/Simulink integration with the Mission Design Simulator. This was one of the most requested features by our current customers. Naturally, a lot of you rely… Read More »MDS now has MATLAB/Simulink integration
Blackswan Space and the researchers from University of Adelade’s AIML were behind the TangoUnchained team that won first place in the satellite Pose Estimation Challenge organized by the Advanced Concepts Team of the European Space Agency. There were over 30 teams globally, competing in two… Read More »Blackswan Space & University of Adelaide wins ESA’s Pose Estimation Challenge
We are thrilled to announce that Blackswan Space has graduated from the Fit 4 Start accelerator programme ! This marks the beginning of our journey to expand our partner network and our customer base in the most vibrant space startup ecosystem in Europe ! The… Read More »Blackswan Space graduates from Fit 4 Start accelerator in Luxembourg
Space technology companies joined their forces and established Lithuanian Space Technology Cluster. The founding treaty was signed on November 15 with Blackswan Space being among the founding members of the cluster. The Minister of Economy, Ms. Aušrinė Armonaitė noted at the ceremony in Vilnius that… Read More »Blackswan Space becomes a founding member of the Lithuanian Space Technology Cluster
Blackswan Space team has successfully developed and tested a prototype navigation system for satellites that will enable small satellite mission integrators and operators to have autonomous navigation on board. The growing space industry segments of in-orbit operations combined with the growing small satellite market calls… Read More »Blackswan Space completes an early prototype version of its autonomous navigation system
After a series of digital pitching sessions in front of a jury composed of entrepreneurs, investors and other start-up experts, 10 ICT and 5 space start-ups received the good news that they have been selected for participation in the 11th edition of Fit 4 Start, Luxembourg’s flagship… Read More »Blackswan Space selected by the leading Space acceleration programme Fit 4 Start