U.S. Space Force should reassess requirements for satellites + handheld devices The Department of Defense (DoD) has worked for years to upgrade GPS with a military-specific signal known as M-code […]
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Planet partners with the UAE Space Agency to build satellite data-driven loss + damage atlas for climate resilience
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) recently partnered with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency to build a regional, satellite data-driven, loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience. This […]
L3Harris to support NOAA’s GOES-R satellites
NOAA has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) the Geostationary Ground Sustainment Services contract, valued at up to $275 million, to provide services that extend the functions of the Geostationary Operational Environmental […]
New NASA mission to study ice clouds + Earth’s dynamic atmosphere
NASA has initiated a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth’s dynamic atmosphere – specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR […]
DARPA selects Umbra for the DRIFT program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Umbra as one of the agency’s partners for their Digital Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) program. This partnership is a vital […]
Lockheed Martin on the Blue Origin team that has been selected to develop a human lunar lander
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is on the team that has won a contract from NASA to develop and demonstrate a human landing system for the Artemis program under the agency’s […]
NASA’s CAPSTONE primary mission successfully completed by Advanced Space
Advanced Space has successfully completed the six-month primary mission for CAPSTONE, the first commercial satellite to operate at the Moon. The CAPSTONE mission’s objective is to pioneer a new and […]
Quantic Wenzel frequency synthesizer to support NASA’s Europa Clipper
Quantic Wenzel, a leader in crystal oscillators, frequency sources, and integrated microwave assemblies, has completed delivery of a space-qualified, frequency synthesizer assembly for NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission. Scheduled to launch […]
Students successfully conclude the Baseline Design Review of their CubeSats
Last April, students from six CubeSats Teams successfully concluded the Baseline Design Review of their CubeSats as part of ESA Academy‘s new Fly Your Satellite! (FYS!) Design Booster Program — […]
SSC awarded millions€ contract by ESA for 2nd phase of NODES
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been awarded a 2.26 million euros contract by the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the Swedish National Space Agency, under its ARTES […]