L3Harris Technologies Inc. has been selected by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. […]
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LATEST UPDATE: On their way as NASA’s CREW-6’s human spaceflight mission to ISS is successful
UPDATE: Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A […]
NASA TechFlights 2023 Pre-Solicitation summary released
NASA has released a pre-solicitation summary for TechFlights 2023 [SAM.gov infolink], and anticipates a release of the solicitation on or about April 7, 2023. The purpose of TechFlights is to […]
Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure
The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) and ATLAS Space Operations Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to use a teleport in Rwanda — the teleport will feature a 9.3 meter antenna […]
Israel’s 1st Space Telescope to be launched by NASA
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT), which is an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of view and will investigate the secrets […]
The Amazon Kuiper NGSO constellation application is approved by the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted, subject to conditions, the application of Kuiper Systems LLC (Kuiper) for modification of its license for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation providing […]
NASA awards Mars science mission launch to Blue Origin’s New Glenn
NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) awarded Blue Origin’s New Glenn the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) contract. ESCAPADE is part of the NASA Small Innovative Missions for […]
NOAA awards JPSS EO ground station services contract
NOAA has awarded the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) contract to Peraton, Inc. based in Herndon, Virginia. The value of the contract, which includes a base period […]
Satellites assess earthquake damage in Turkey
The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6, 2023, caused widespread destruction in both countries. The initial, stronger earthquake emanated from a […]
Forrester’s Digest: Amazon’s Kuiper gets FCC approval
By Chris Forrester, SatNews Senior Columnist The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband-by-satellite LEO system. The FCC said it is happy with Amazon’s mitigation plan […]