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BlackSky CTO Dr. Peter Wegner to Speak at Sea Air Space 2021
Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Peter Wegner, has been selected to participate in “The Business of Space,” a panel discussion at Sea Air Space 2021 held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
BlackSky CEO Brian E. O’Toole on the RocketLab Anomaly May 15, 2021
On Saturday, May 15, 2021, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket carrying two BlackSky satellites suffered a failure during flight, preventing the successful deployment of our satellites. Rocket Lab is actively investigating the cause of the failure. “We have developed a...
People First and Values: A Message from BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole
The Executive team at BlackSky and I want to state with 100% conviction that we condemn racism and discrimination in any form. When we look at individuals along with teams and partners, we see differences in sex, color, creed, national origin, political affiliation,...
Patrick O’Neil included in the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars 2021
BlackSky is pleased to announce that Patrick O'Neil, Chief Data Scientist at BlackSky, has been included in the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars list for 2021. View the complete list here: https://geospatialmedia.net/rising-stars/2021/
A Heavenly View of the Christmas Star
In the heavens, it’s all about perspective. A rare astronomical event occurred just after sunset on Dec. 21, 2020, when our solar system’s two largest planets – Jupiter and Saturn – appeared (to the naked eye) to cross paths, creating what appeared to be one bright...
Press Releases
BlackSky Adds AllSource Analysis to its List of Authorized Resellers
HERNDON, Va. – Oct. 21, 2021 – BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) adds AllSource Analysis (AllSource) to its list of authorized resellers. Through the reseller agreement, AllSource will utilize BlackSky’s high-revisit satellite constellation to offer geospatial analytics to its...
BlackSky Appoints Susan M. Gordon to Board of Directors
HERNDON, Va. – October 5, 2021 – BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) welcomes Susan M. (Sue) Gordon to its Board of Directors. Ms. Gordon is the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, the nation’s highest-ranking career intelligence officer. In that capacity,...
BlackSky Hires Business Development Leader as Chief Revenue Officer
J.R. Riordan to Lead New Business at Geospatial Intelligence Company HERNDON, Va. – September 20, 2021 – BlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky”), a leading technology platform providing real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring, today announced that J.R....
BlackSky Announces Completion of Merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp.
BlackSky’s Common Stock to Commence Trading on NYSE Under the Ticker “BKSY” Gross Proceeds to BlackSky totaled $283 million, combining funds held in Osprey’s Trust and concurrent PIPE financing Herndon, Va. and New York, N.Y. – September 9, 2021 – BlackSky Holdings,...
BlackSky Awarded Five Year $30 Million NGA Contract
Geospatial intelligence company leverages advanced Spectra AI platform to deliver automated methods for monitoring global economic activity HERNDON, Va. – September 07, 2021 – BlackSky Holdings, Inc. (“BlackSky”), a leading technology platform providing real-time...
