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Spire Global could be among the next generation of major space companies, but the small firm must overcome some sizable obstacles.

Spire Global Inc (NYSE:SPIR) has secured a $6 million, 12-month contract extension from NASA to continue participating in the agency’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. Spire will continue to deliver a comprehensive catalog of Earth observation data, associated metadata, and ancillary information from its constellation of 100+ multipurpose satellites. Spire has provided…

Space data and analytics company Spire Global Inc (NYSE: SPIR) reported fourth quarter and fiscal year preliminary results after market close Wednesday. Here’s the highlights and why shares are racing higher.

Stifel analyst Erik Rasmussen initiated coverage of Spire Global Inc (NYSE:SPIR) with a Buy rating and a price target of $6, implying an upside of 181.7%. Spire is "one of the best-positioned NewSpace companies," argues Rasmussen, who believes they are "on the cusp of a very large and growing opportunity for space-based analytics." Rasmussen…

Spire Global Inc (NYSE:SPIR) has secured an $8 million National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) contract to deliver satellite weather data. The contract has been awarded as part of IDIQ Delivery Order 4 of the contract issued by the NOAA for commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO) data for use in operational…

Spire Global Inc (NYSE:SPIR) reports select preliminary unaudited financial results for Q4 and FY21. The company expects 4Q21 revenue of $15.3 million (consensus $12.9 million), an increase of 111% Y/Y, and FY21 revenue of $43.7 million (consensus $40.97 million), an increase of 53% Y/Y. Excluding revenue recognized from exactEarth, revenue would increase…

Spire Global Inc (NYSE:SPIR) has partnered with Dragonfly Aerospace to support the Australian Government's Office of National Intelligence (ONI) with a second satellite as a part of its ongoing National Intelligence Community Satellite (NICSAT) program. Financial terms not disclosed. The follow-up program, NICSAT2, will see Spire designing, building, and launching the company's Low…