Spire Global, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deliver a preliminary design for a satellite that would carry an array of […]
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A ‘No Go’ for ULA’s JPSS-2 launch
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian, polar-orbiting, weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
Stunning, star-filled portrait of the Pillars of Creation captured by Webb
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas […]
The ISRO’s heaviest rocket to date launches 36 OneWeb smallsats
In its second operational flight, the India Space Organisation‘s (ISRO’s) LVM3 rocket placed 36 OneWeb satellites to their intended orbits. The launch vehicle took off at 0007 hrs. on October […]
Parsons awarded million$$ contract by NOAA for POES Ops
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected a team led by Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) to provide engineering services, information technology functionality and flight operations support to assume […]
Lockheed Martin receives an order from NASA for 3 additional Orion spacecraft
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now under contract to deliver three Orion spacecraft to NASA for the agency’s Artemis VI-VIII missions, continuing the delivery of exploration vehicles to the agency […]
UPDATE 2: NASA’s Hubble Spots twin tails in new image following the DART Impact
Two tails of dust ejected from the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system are seen in new images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, documenting the lingering aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test […]
DARPA selects 11 teams to develop LEO smallsat ‘Translator’ optical comms terminals
DARPA has selected 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN, that aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that adapts […]
UPDATE 1: HawkEye 360 selected by NRO to develop expanded RF capabilities + the company adds new radar + comms signals to the firm’s mapping product
HawkEye 360 Inc. was awarded a contract from the NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO) — this contract will assess, mature, integrate, and operationalize commercial RF intelligence into the NRO’s […]
NASA awards contracts to assess Near-Space communication capabilities
NASA has selected two companies – Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA of Denver and SpaceLink Corporation of McLean, Virginia. These companies will develop capability studies to explore and demonstrate communications […]