The Space Development Agency (SDA) is seeing input on a DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) to inform the approach and technical requirements for the Tracking layer. Tracking Tranche 0 is […]
Archives for May 2020
Made In Space Releases New Video Regarding Manufacturing in Space
In space, manufacturing has the potential to democratize access to space like never before. Autonomous, robotic manufacturing and assembly on-orbit will transform satellite design, space infrastructure and human spaceflight. Made […]
DARPA’s Smallsat Flights to Start
In partnership with the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and Space Development Agency (SDA), DARPA’s Blackjack program is targeting flights to LEO later this year and 2021. Using a series of […]
Spacecom + Comtech Telecommunications Demo 1.3 Gigabit C-Band Link Via AMOS-17 Satellite
Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) have successfully demo’d a 1.3 Gbps link using Comtech EF Data’s CDM-760 […]
Blog Britain’s Opinion: Satellites in a Two Year Political Orbit
It has been reported that senior officials are trying to put a stop to a satellite programme approved by the Prime Minister and strongly in […]
SATCOM for the European Union to be Supplied by Airbus
Teleport antennas. Image is courtesy of Airbus. Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This […]
NASA Builds Ventilator Prototype for Coronavirus Patients
A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use under the FDA’s […]
A New Line of 10 GHz Gain Blocks Debut from Teledyne e2v for X-Band
The Teledyne TDGB010 cascadable broadband InGaPHBT MMIC amplifier is a high-performance solution for general-purpose, high-reliability RF and microwave amplification needs. Teledyne e2v HiRel, part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group, […]
NewSpace Systems to Supply Product for the Kinéis Smallsat IoT Constellation
An artistic rendition of a HEMERIA constellation smallsat. Image is courtesy of Kinéis. NewSpace Systems (NSS), the manufacturer of “lean”, high-quality space components and sub-systems, has been down-selected by the […]
U.S. Army Assigns Contract to FLIR Systems for the Black Hornet™ Nano-UAV
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) — this advanced […]