On Monday, March 25 at 7:42 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
Archives for March 2024
Forrester’s Digest: Boeing to boost satellite manufacturing plus Dish + DirecTV latest
Boeing’s El Segundo, California, satellite factory has been turning out satellites since 1955 when it was purchased by Howard Hughes and his Aerospace Group. It had previously turned out cars, […]
First Australian multi-metal 3D printer to boost aerospace manufacturing
The commissioning of a new multi metal 3D printer in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the iLAuNCH Trailblazer initiative is set to make space missions more affordable and efficient by […]
Parry Labs awarded million$$ contract from GA-ASI for Edge Computing hardware
Parry Labs has been awarded a contract valued up to $13 million as a subcontractor to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to deliver their Edge Compute (EC) Hyper and […]
INTEGRASYS awarded Payload Comsec Transec performance testbed contract by ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting the European Commission with the development of GOVSATCOM-driven technologies under the Connectivity Secure Communications (CSC) framework. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Electronic […]
Open Cosmos ‘HAMMER’ satellite successfully launched via the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission
Open Cosmos recently launched HAMMER, the company’s latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite — after a successful lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as […]
NASA’s Tiny BurstCube mission launched to study cosmic blasts
NASA’s BurstCube, a shoebox-sized satellite designed to study the universe’s most powerful explosions, is on its way to the International Space Station. The spacecraft traveled aboard SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply […]
SES Space & Defense: Something new for MILSATCOM Users – gateway options
SES Space & Defense notes that, when service providers in the commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) industry talk about their service offerings and solutions for the government and the military, they […]
GA-ASI adds new capabilities to the Predator Mission trainer
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has installed enhanced operating software into the company’s Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) simulator that resides at GA-ASI’s Flight Test & Training Center (FTTC) in […]
Comtech names a new president of the firm’s Terrestrial & Wireless Networks business segment
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has appointed Jeff Robertson to the position of President of the firm’s Terrestrial and Wireless Networks business segment. Prior to joining Comtech, Robertson served as President and […]