Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc.
Firefly Aerospace has acquired Spaceflight Inc. to strengthen the company's on-orbit solutions and service for the entire lifecycle of customers’ satellites and spacecraft. The acquisition further supports Firefly’s robust portfolio of low-cost, space transportation services, including responsive launch and in-space ...
Space Systems Command assigns 12 missions for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 FY23 Order Year
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently assigned 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) service missions under the NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract for Fiscal Year 2023. Six missions were awarded to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the Space Development ...
HawkEye 360’s 7th satellite cluster starts operations in record time
HawkEye 360 Inc. has announced that the company's Cluster 7 satellites have begun operation. This latest satellite trio achieved initial operating capability in record time after successfully launching into orbit on April 15, 2023. A new 300 MHz whip antenna ...
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York Space Systems acquires Emergent Space Technologies
York Space Systems (York) has completed the acquisition of Emergent Space Technologies, Inc. (Emergent). Emergent’s 20 year history in software development, integration, and testing further strengthens York’s leadership position in mission software capabilities. Emergent’s nationally recognized software engineering processes will ...
WTA’s certification program announces Arqiva’s Crawley Court Teleport qualifies as Tier 4
The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced that Arqiva has achieved Tier 4 certification of its teleport in Crawley Court, United Kingdom under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. Alongside the renewal of Arqiva Chalfont Grove Tier 4 Teleport certification, furthers Arqiva’s commitment to provide ...
SpiderOak appoints a new member to the firm’s Board of Advisors
SpiderOak has appointed Celeste Ford to the firm's board of advisors — with her extensive experience and remarkable achievements in the aerospace engineering industry, Ford will bring invaluable insights and guidance to the company's strategic direction. Celeste Ford Ford is ...
Hexagon | NovAtel receivers successfully track Xona PULSAR LEO signal generated by Spirent simulator
Hexagon │ NovAtel have announced a successful test demo of their OEM7 GNSS receivers tracking Xona Space Systems PULSAR signals generated by a Spirent Communications simulator. This test reveals that NovAtel GNSS receivers can track a Spirent, simulated L-band signal ...
KSF Space’s reveals Jupiter Rocket plans
KSF Space has announced the firm's plans for suborbital rocket testing — their Jupiter Rocket is set to take the lead. Suborbital rocket testing is a crucial step in the development of space exploration technology. Suborbital rockets are designed to ...
Hydrosat acquires IrriWatch for advanced farming using proprietary space imagery tech
Hydrosat has completed the acquisition of IrriWatch, a Netherlands-based company that offers highly advanced, irrigation management software. Founded in 2019, IrriWatch currently supports customers in 62 countries, enabling growers to optimize farming operations, improve crop yields, and increase profitability. The ...
2023 Amazon Web Services Summit highlights
From data and collaboration, to security and resilience, to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) — Max Peterson, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), presented the keynote address at the AWS Summit ...
ULA’s Vulcan Flight Readiness Test is a success
United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully conducted a booster engine flight readiness firing (FRF) on June 7th at Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The engine start sequence began at T-4.88 seconds, the engines throttled up ...
Kymeta is the first flat panel antenna for maritime industry on OneWeb’s LEO network
Flat panel satellite antenna company, Kymeta and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb today announced that Kymeta’s electronically steered Peregrine u8 LEO terminal is now commercially available, becoming the first flat panel antenna to serve the maritime market ...
Comtech Board of Directors appoints new board members
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has appointed former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Hon. Ellen M. Lord, and former U.S. Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lieutenant General (LTG) (retired), Bruce T. Crawford, to the company's Board of Directors ...
