Engage Communication last month announced a breakthrough in optimizing Starlink‘s satellite network for real-time data transmission. By leveraging Redundant Delayed Packets, Engage Communication enhances the reliability and continuity of mission-critical […]
Archives for May 2025
Skydio delivers the 1st systems for Tranche 2 of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program in days
Skydio has fulfilled the first order under the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 2 program with the delivery of X10D small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)—with this order, Skydio […]
Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space
Japan has embarked on a mission to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions of outer space. Long-operational, maintenance-free batteries are […]
Northrop Grumman to develop additional relay ground stations to support USSF’s next generation OPIR program
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to provide advanced relay ground stations in the U.S. and […]
SpaceX plans Tuesday Starlink Group 6-92 launch of 28 smallsats
Starlink Group 6-93 originally planned for Saturday, May 3, is now targeting Tuesday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch […]
NAL Research’s new products use Iridium’s Enhanced SBD® service for government and Military users
NAL Research, whuch delivers resilient wireless and APNT solutions, announces the integration of Enhanced Short Burst Data (ESBD), leveraging the next generation version of Iridium’s Short Burst Data® (SBD®) service, into its […]
Eutelsat names a new Chief Executive Officer
As Eutelsat moves into the next phase after the integration with OneWeb and fully aligned with an IRIS2 future, the company has appointed Jean-François Fallacher as the firm’s new CEO. […]
DARPA releases Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO) solicitation
In collaboration with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, DARPA recently released the Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO) solicitation. The LASSO program aims to develop technologies to support significantly increasing the […]
AFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6 million contract for responsive space, hypersonic + on-orbit propulsion
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, California, has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This […]
Satellites face growing security risks from Russia and China with 10,000+ incidents per year
A new, 316-page report released by the Secure World Foundation reveals a growing global race to develop counterspace capabilities—Russia and China are leading a surge in tactics that include jamming, […]