Global Surface Intelligence (GSI), a leading provider of commercial solutions for sustainable forests, land management and carbon offsets, has appointed Peter Young as the company’s new CEO. Peter has been […]
Archives for June 2021
Scottish Space Leadership Council Is Supporting The Online Sustainable Space Summit
In a groundbreaking initiative organized by the Scottish Space Leadership Council (SSLC), global space sector stakeholders have been joining forces to explore solutions to sustainability-focused challenges set by environmental groups, […]
New CTO For Iridium
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced that Greg Pelton will join the company as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), effective June 17, 2021. Reporting to Iridium Chief Operations Officer Suzi […]
Upcoming Operation Arctic Lynx Field Exercises Revealed By Iridium
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL), a series of partnership-driven field exercises deploying Iridium® and Iridium Connected® technologies and involving more than 20 organizations, primarily […]
V-Nova, D-Orbit and Unibap Together Demonstrate VC-6 For On-Orbit Satellite Imagery Acceleration
V-Nova announced that their SMPTE VC-6 ST 2117 data coding standard has teamed up with D-Orbit in partnership with intelligent automation specialists Unibap, to demonstrate next generation hyper-spectral imaging from Polar orbit. […]
Acquisition: General Atomics Imports Synopta Into Their Operations
General Atomics (GA) has acquired Synopta GmbH, a leader in the development and production of complex opto-electronic instrumentation for space and terrestrial applications. Founded in 2004 in Eggersriet, Switzerland, Synopta […]
Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches USSF / SMC’s TacRL-2 Payload
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) payload into orbit for the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), using the […]
Arqit’s Federated Quantum System Now Includes International Partners And Government Agencies
Arqit Limited (“Arqit”), a leader in quantum encryption technology, announced at the G7 Leaders Conference in Cornwall, that it has formed an international consortium of companies and government organizations to […]
The QMR-KWT Smallsat From Orbital Space Set For A SpaceX Launch On June 24
Orbital Space has announced that QMR-KWT is due to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 24, 2021. QMR-KWT – […]
Encapsulation of GPS III SV05 Completed @ Cape Canaveral Space Force Station For A June 17 Launch
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 05 satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations […]