Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) recently integrated a Dynamic Satellite Simulator and Spacecraft Command and Control (C2) system into its state-of-the-art systems integration, advanced mission visualization and demonstration facility, Parallax […]
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SpaceLink receives tech demo contract from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
SpaceLink has been awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a […]
Webb + Hubble capture detailed views of DART impact
Two of the great space observatories — the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — have captured views of a unique experiment to smash a […]
Celestia UK wins ESA navigation contract
Celestia UK recently announced that the company had won a 800k euros ESA NAVSIP (Navigation, Innovation and Support Program) contract to develop a PNT solution based on LEO satellite constellations […]
FCC adopts new ‘5-Year Rule’ For Deorbiting Satellites
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in Low Earth Obit (LEO) to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. The new […]
National Reconnaissance Office issues six study contracts for commercial RF remote sensing
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded six study contracts for commercial radio frequency (RF) remote sensing. Companies receiving awards under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement’s (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) […]
Ariane 6 launch vehicle range safeguard system contracted to Thales Alenia Space by ArianeGroup
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to produce the range safeguard system for the new Ariane 6 launch vehicle. Europe’s new launcher will combine proven and innovative […]
Commercial smallsat data acquisition contract assigned by NASA to GHGSat
NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. GHGSat […]
BAE Systems to develop COFFEE filter technology
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $6.5 million contract for the COmpact Front-end Filters at the ElEment-level (COFFEE) […]
Space Systems Command is heading up the new tri-agency U.S. Combined Program Office to prevail against space threats
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). […]