Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) has established two business units that are focused on exploiting long-term and growing business opportunities in the satellite ground station market. These two new business units, each of which will have its own agile and nimble business structure, will formalize and improve Comtech’s ability to serve U.S. and allied governments […]
Archives for January 2022
Innoflight’s SCR Units Ordered By SDL For NASA Deep Space Compatibility Testing For The Agency’s sunRISE Mission
Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) has selected Innoflight for NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission. SDL, the SunRISE spacecraft provider to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will deliver an array of six (6) solar-powered cubesats that will create 3D maps to determine where large particle eruptions come from on the Sun and how they evolve […]
L3Harris Is Awarded a Million$$$ IDIQ Multi-Channel Radio Contract By The USMC
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a competitive 10-year, $750 million single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems. The L3Harris Falcon IV® family of manpack and handheld radios selected by the USMC have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force and a growing […]
Mobile Satellite Users Association’s 2022 Judges Panel For Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards
The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA), a global not-for-profit focused on amplifying the voice of users of satellite services for mobile communication, navigation, and safety, announces its judges panel for the 2022 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards. “This is a big year for the satellite industry as it pertains to broad application, commercialization, and use of […]
Plus Ultra and ispace’s MoU Aim to Deploy Communications and Navigation Infrastructure in Lunar Orbit
Plus Ultra Space Outposts (Plus Ultra), a European company developing a lunar satellite constellation, and ispace Europe (ispace EU), the European branch of ispace, inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on joint lunar missions. The MoU includes the transport and deployment of satellites into lunar orbit, as early as 20241, to […]
Autonomy Software That Makes Navigation Safer + Less Complex For Space Operators Debuts From SCOUT
SCOUT Inc. has announced their Autonomy Software offerings: computer vision and guidance software to make navigation safer and less complex for space operators. These offerings include software-hardware integration providing: next-generation AI/ML-based autonomy, hybrid data fusion from various sensors, and closed-loop optical navigation control algorithms. SCOUT’s software and hardware together work seamlessly to enable spacecraft to […]
By 2030, NSR Reports Trillion$ In Global Space Economy Revenues
NSR’s newly released NSR’s Global Space Economy, 2nd Edition (NGSE2) projects strong revenue potential across all key segments, underpinned by record setting investment and both public and private sector demand for space products and services. With more than $1.25 trillion in cumulative revenue projected by 2030, the space industry growth trajectory trends upwards at a […]
Space Systems Command Starts JMS SP-9 Decommissioning As SDA Capabilities Are Modernized
Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Command and Control (Space C2) program began the decommissioning of Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) Mission System (JMS) Service Pack 9 (SP-9) this month, marking a significant step toward the continued modernization of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities for the nation. The operational acceptance of Warp Core on October 1, […]
Arabsat + Globecast Upgrade CGTN-Arabic To HD
Extending their years-long partnership, Arabsat, in collaboration with Globecast in Asia, recently upgraded the broadcast of CGTN-Arabic TV channel to high-definition(HD), reaching viewers across the Arab world, via the Arabsat Badr-6 satellite. Through this collaboration, Arabsat and Globecast are providing the means and cutting-edge technologies available using satellite broadcasting services and ground distribution platforms, to […]
NASA Selects 12 Companies To Provide Launch Services For VADR Missions
NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. The award selections are: ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California Astra Space Inc. of Alameda, California Blue Origin […]