Rocket Lab USA, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: RKLB) upcoming 30th Electron launch will deliver the company’s 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space — this mission is a dedicated launch for […]
Archives for August 2022
Director of Planetary Geophysics joins Fleet Space
Fleet Space Technologies has appointed Dr. Gerrit Olivier to play a key role in the company’s mission to unlock the power of satellite connectivity to make critical, mineral exploration on […]
Synspective’s StriX-1 smallsat schedule for a Rocket Lab Electron launch
A SAR satellite data and analytic solutions provider, Synspective Inc. has announced the official launch schedule of StriX-1, the company’s third SAR satellite. StriX-1 has a launch window starting from […]
Space Force controls all military satellites
For the first time in the agency’s history, one military branch is in control of all of the Defense Department’s military satellite communication functions. The Army transferred control of their […]
Post-NASA / Sierra Space / Blue Origin system definition review, Orbital Reef commercial space station now on-track to the design phase
The Orbital Reef team, led by partners Sierra Space and Blue Origin, have successfully completed their System Definition Review (SDR) with NASA. The SDR is an important program milestone to […]
Sierra Space rolls out high-power density Solar Power Systems
Sierra Space has started the delivery of the firm’s proprietary, patented, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems. Sierra Space’s solar arrays will supply the satellite industry with higher power […]
U.S. Army wraps up the Airbus-built Zephyr 8 UAS high altitude experiment
The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space (APNT/Space) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) has concluded a 64 day stratospheric flight demo using Airbus’s Zephyr 8, ultra-long endurance, solar-powered, unmanned air system (UAS). Launched […]
AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems, Provider of Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Navigation Solutions
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), provider in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, has acquired Planck Aerosystems, Inc. (“Planck”), a leading provider of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation solutions. The acquisition will significantly accelerate AeroVironment’s […]
BAE Systems’ NetVIPR™ a pioneering new military communications network
BAE Systems unveiled its latest deployable networking product, NetVIPR™, which provides intelligent and secure military communication networks linking everything from small reconnaissance drones to combat vehicles, fighter jets, aircraft carriers […]
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation now has full access to all ICEYE’s systems as well as purchasing a satellite with project funds from the People’s Bayraktar
At a most critical time in Ukrain’s history, the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation has signed a deal with the ICEYE company, which gives the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine full […]