Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract
Terran Orbital Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force as one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. This 10-year, $237 million, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, administered by Space ...
Aerospacelab stellar JAXA spacecraft contract through Mitsui Bussan Aerospace
Aerospacelab, in partnership with Mitsui Bussan Aerospace (MBA), proudly announces its selection by the Japan Exploration Agency (JAXA) to supply the platform that will host JAXA’s SAMRAI payload as part of a demonstration mission—this contract represents an important step in ...
SSC’s Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 to bolster USSF spacecraft procurement—12 companies selected
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Department of Defense (DOD) Space Test Program (STP) office is paving the way to procure full lifecycle solutions for Science & Technology experiments through a Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 ...
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Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space
A technician remotely tests a battery system that uses americium. (Provided by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Japan has embarked on a mission to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions ...
Northrop Grumman to develop additional relay ground stations to support USSF’s next generation OPIR program
Northrop Grumman’s relay ground stations would be deployed to support the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program. (Credit: Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S ...
SpaceX plans Tuesday Starlink Group 6-92 launch of 28 smallsats
In July 2021, Western Germany experienced one of the country’s deadliest natural disasters when record flooding ravaged the regions of Ahrweiler, Euskirchen, Eschweiler, Stolberg, and Erftstadt. Roughly 1,300 people were reported missing. But after local crisis management teams secured 100 ...
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 industry-defining SHOUT trackers. The incorporation of this advanced two-way data transmission solution ...
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. Jean-FrançoisFallacher The appointment was decided at a Board Meeting held ...
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 U.S.' ability to conduct operations in support of space situational ...
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 new contract will follow-on work completed to mature advanced liquid ...
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, spoofing, and cyber interference targeting satellites such as Starlink. An ...
AAC Clyde Space wins 570,000 euros order for power systems
AAC Clyde Space has won an order valued at 570,000 euros for PCDU-systems (Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit)—delivery is scheduled for March of 2026. The costumer is a European satellite manufacturer. We are proud to see our Starbuck MINI technology ...
China’s Monday launch of another SatNet LEO Group adding to broadband internet constellation
Photo credit unknown China plans a Monday launch of its Long March 12 carrier rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site, of SatNet LEO Group, which is a series of launches deploying satellites into low Earth orbit for China's GuoWang (SatNet) ...
