NSC-Group, a technical and operational ship manager, has renewed their agreement with Marlink for provision of high bandwidth Sealink VSAT to the company’s fleet of more than 40 vessels. The agreement enables NSC-Group to support its strategy for digitization and vessel performance optimization with always-on connectivity and added value services. The Marlink VSAT service is […]
Thales Alenia Space to Lead PROMISE Project for the Creation of 100 Percent European-Built Satellites
Thales Alenia Space leads the consortium of a project called PROMISE (PROgrammable MIxed Signal Electronics) that will provide technological independence to Europe in future space missions and guarantee its competitiveness in the field. PROMISE, which will debut in 2022, is an integral part of the HORIZON 2020 research and innovation program of the European Commission, […]
Virgin Orbit’s Demo Mission: The Good + the Not-So-Good
Virgin Orbit conducted a launch demo of the company’s air-launched rocket on May 25 in the skies over the Pacific Ocean, just off the California coast. The company successfully completed all of the pre-launch procedures, the captive carry flight out to the drop site, clean telemetry lock from multiple dishes, a smooth pass through the […]
Satellite System for the USAF Missile Warning System Completes Crucial PDR
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) satellite program, commonly referred to as NGG, completed the preliminary design reviews (PDR) for the two candidate mission payloads, May 21. Col. Dennis Bythewood, program executive officer for Space Development, stated that NGG is a critical […]
Equatorial Space Systems’ ‘Down Under’ Launch Support is Southern Launch Australia
Equatorial Space Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use the facilities of Southern Launch Australia for their upcoming, suborbital, mission program. The Singapore-based launcher company, notable for their hybrid propulsion systems, last month revealed the Dorado sounding rocket is capable of delivering up to 25 kilograms of payload beyond the boundary of […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space Announces Successful Sensor Design Payload PDR for U.S. Space Force Missile Warning Program
Artistic rendition is courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s competitive sensor payload design passed its Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Block 0 GEO missile warning satellites being designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin Space. Wallis Laughrey, VP of Space Systems for RI&S, […]
No Lunar Race Between Russia and the United States… According to Roscosmos’ Head
Russia will not engage in a lunar race with the United States that resembles the election rivalry between US Democrats and Republicans… so said the Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. In an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda radio, he stated that Russia is not going to take part in some lunar race […]
U.S. Defense Firms Hiring Thousands Amid Record Unemployment
A Northrop Grumman technician assembles the fuselage of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Pentagon spending on missiles, satellites, and nuclear weapons fuels a production boom, as firms fight off commercial aerospace downturn. As U.S. unemployment reached its highest level since the Great Depression amid the coronavirus pandemic, some of America’s largest defense firms are hiring thousands of workers […]
The Impact of Space on Daily Lives Explored in a New Report from The Aerospace Companhy
Satellites surveying the environmental and economic impacts of COVID-19, rocket launches and plans for the next lunar landing have been featured in the news recently. Despite this, it is still easy to miss all of the ways in which satellites contribute to daily life. A new study released by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space […]
The Preliminary Design Reviews Successfully Completed for SMC’s NGG Program
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) satellite program, commonly referred to as NGG, completed its preliminary design reviews (PDR) for its two candidate mission payloads on May 21. The NGG program is developing two infrared mission payloads in a competitive, parallel development […]