Space Systems Command (SSC) is leading a new, tri-agency, Combined Program Office (CPO) that is comprised of representatives from SSC, Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). […]
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FAA contracts Raytheon I&S to modernize WAAS
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a competitive, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Federal Aviation Administration with a ceiling value […]
TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer
Tesat-Spacecom (TESAT) recently completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the company’s Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) for satellites as part of Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL). […]
NASA funding projects to study space sustainability
As part of NASA‘s efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy […]
Sierra Space’s LIFE™ Habitat completes successful ultimate burst pressure test
Sierra Space recently completed their first, successful, Ultimate Burst Pressure (UBP) test for the Large Inflatable Flexible Environment (LIFE™) habitat. The test was sponsored by Next Space Technologies for Exploration […]
Ball Aerospace selected for NASA’s Astrophysics study
Ball Aerospace is part of a team selected by NASA to conduct a medium explorer, Phase A study to survey cosmic explosions throughout the universe — Ball ’s role in […]
Vestigo Aerospace closes seed funding round for their satellite dragsail technology
Vestigo Aerospace has closed a seed funding round with an investment of $375,000 from Manhattan West — NASA will provide a 1:1 match of Manhattan West’s investment through a Small […]
New National Reconnaissance Office Deputy Director + Space Element Commander
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has formally announced Brig. Gen. Christopher Povak as the new NRO deputy director and commander of the Space Force Element. Povak assumed command in a […]
Set to explore neutron + electron rockets — Rocket Lab signs an agreement with USTRANSCOM for global cargo delivery
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to explore the possibility of using the company’s Neutron and […]
SWOT satellite making final launch preparations
After more than a year in assembly, integration and testing at Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Cannes, France, for the French and U.S. space agencies CNES and NASA, the SWOT […]