SCRUBBED after ULA seated NASA’s Wilmore and Williams in Starliner ‘room with a view’
Pilot ingress. Now boarding Starliner is CFT mission pilot Suni Williams, a retired U.S. Navy captain and veteran of two previous spaceflights as a long-duration resident aboard the space station. Williams is from Needham, Massachusetts, and earned a physical science ...
SpaceX’s reliable twosome — one launch of 23 Starlink smallsats and another tomorrow
Photo captured on Monday, May 6, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. A perfect Florida day on Monday, May 6, with the sun high, clear skies, and ocean waves rolling up on the beach as Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink ...
SpaceX launches Maxar’s WorldView mission from California, and another SpaceX Starlink to launch from Florida hours later
Photo captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. On Thursday, May 2 at 11:36 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Maxar 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The ...
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Assured Space wins AFWERX’s $1.25M contract to advance Space Domain Awareness for Department of the Air Force
Assured Space Access, Inc. has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II $1.25M contract focused on sensor technologies to advance Space Domain Awareness and delivering solutions to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air ...
SES’s O3b mPOWER system launches service via Gilat’s SkyEdge IV platform
SkyEdge IV – the industry’s first MEO-GEO system – enables O3b mPOWER software-driven constellation to deliver serviceswith unparalleled flexibility and scale Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that the firm's SkyEdge IV platform is enabling SES’s O3b mPower System to ...
President + CEO of combined Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies is named
Kevin Steen Kevin Steen has been appointed by the Eutelsat America Corp. (EAC) Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO of EAC — Mr. Steen will also continue his existing role as President and CEO of OneWeb ...
Maxar Intelligence + Lockheed Martin Expand Partnership
Maxar Intelligence has entered into a long term agreement with Lockheed Martin to streamline the procurement and delivery of Maxar’s geospatial products for the F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) flight simulation and training system. Maxar Intelligence's Precision3D Data Suite offers ...
Apogee Semiconductor launches new GEO family of radiation-hardened ICs
Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. has launched their AF54RHC GEO family of radiation-hardened integrated circuits (ICs) designed for MEO, GEO and deep space missions. The AF54RHC GEO family features essential capabilities for GEO applications, including a required 300 krad (Si) total ionizing ...
DISA integrates AI tactics to bolster defense cybersecurity
In a bid to fortify the United States Department of Defense’s cybersecurity infrastructure, the Defense Information Systems Agency is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) through strategic integration. Steve Wallace DISA Chief Technology Officer Steve Wallace shed light on ...
Lunasonde names new VP of Technology
Lunasonde has announced that former Outpost Director of Spacecraft, Andreas Rousing, has joined the company as Vice President of Technology, effective immediately. Andreas Rousing Rousing’s experience spans several applications of satellite systems with expertise in hardware, avionics, and payload design; ...
Unseenlabs announces next generation smallsat constellation for 2026
Unseenlabs' space-based RF detection satellites engage in RF space-based detection that are specifically designed for maritime surveillance that improve the detection, tracking, and characterization of maritime activities by leveraging a fleet of 13 monosatellites, with four additional units slated for ...
Onboard satellite intrusion detection system achieves TRL 6 milestone
Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC) Inc. recently announced that the company achieved a significant milestone by reaching Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6) for eClypse, the firm's onboard, satellite Intrusion Detection System (IDS). After years of development and testing on ...
AAC Clyde Space leads consortium to develop laser communication system
Recently, AAC Clyde Space's subsidiary, AAC Hyperion and its partners, Netherland's FSO Instruments and TNO, have agreed to develop the next generation of laser communication terminals for smallsats. In the project, AAC Clyde Space is to deliver a compact, low-cost, ...