The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are aware of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. Successful intrusions into […]
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Space Facilities Expansion + A New NASA Smallsats Contract For QinetiQ
The performance, versatility and availability of QinetiQ‘s P200 smallsat platform has helped the company to secure a new contractual agreement as part of NASA’s Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) […]
Missile Defense Agency Retires Two Missile Tracking Satellites
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has retired two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites as of March 8, 2022, ending an extraordinarily successful experiment that demonstrated that a […]
Comtech Partners with RapidSOS To Provide Life-Saving Data To 911 Agencies Across The U.S.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) recently announced their firm’s new, SmartResponse™ solution is now designated “RapidSOS Ready.” RapidSOS is an emergency-response data platform that securely links life-saving data directly to […]
GMV Guarantees PAZ Satellite Services
GMV has signed a new contract with INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) for the corrective maintenance of the main elements of its ground segment. The Spanish Paz satellite, with […]
Raytheon I&S’s Flight Ops System Supports JWST Launch + Interstellar Mission
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, built and delivered the ground test and flight operations systems in support of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope and the […]
NASA’s Psyche Gets Huge Solar Arrays For Trip To Metal-Rich Asteroid
With its solar arrays installed, the spacecraft is close to its final configuration ahead of a planned August launch. NASA’s Psyche mission is almost ready for its moment in the […]
ESA / NASA’s Solar Orbiter Crosses The Earth-Sun Line As It Heads For The Sun
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft is speeding toward its historic first close pass of the Sun. On March 14, the spacecraft will pass the orbit of Mercury, the scorched inner […]
NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Launched To Orbit By United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA lifted off on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST from […]
SDA Awards Contracts For 126 Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded three prototype agreements that are worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), a mesh network of […]