Newport High School Team 2 of Bellevue, Washington, have been crowned National Champion at the world’s largest student rocketry competition – the American Rocketry Challenge. Newport High School had the best score of 99 teams competing at the National Finals, which took place at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. In total, 724 teams from […]
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WTA Publishes Their Growth Opportunities In Satellite-Cellular Integration Report
Satellite and cellular networking technologies have evolved in parallel over decades to create conditions for significant growth in the satellite backhaul business. In this World Teleport Association (WTA) report, based on input from 10 subject-matter experts representing satellite service and technology providers, WTA examines how satellite and cellular have converged to create this opportunity, and […]
At GEOINT 2022, Descartes Labs Government Will Present Tradecraft Competition + Two Workshops
Descartes Labs Inc.’s government subsidiary, Descartes Labs Government, Inc., will present at the GEOINT Tradecraft Competition and host a two-part training workshop at GEOINT 2022 in Colorado. Open to all GEOINT attendees, the Tradecraft Competition will be held on the Main Stage at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, with the winner determined by audience […]
SSPI Releases A New ‘Better Satellite World’ Video
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has released Connecting the Countryside, the association’s newest Better Satellite World (BSW) video. This edition of BSW tells the story of how satellites in Earth orbit can bring the benefits of broadband connectivity to even the remotest regions of the world. Connecting the Countryside is made possible by funding […]
SpaceLink Honored With An MUSA “Chairman’s Award For Outstanding Innovation”
SpaceLink has been honored with a Satellite Mobile Innovation award at the annual MSUA awards luncheon held in conjunction with Satellite 2022. SpaceLink was selected to receive the “Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Innovation” by a panel of satellite industry experts who carefully considered a highly competitive field of nominees. The prestigious Satellite Mobile Innovation […]
Winning MUSA’s “Aerospace Mobile Innovation” Award Is Inmarsat Government
Inmarsat Government is the recipient of a 2022 Satellite Mobile Innovation Award from the Mobile Satellite User Association (MSUA). The company was honored in the “Aerospace Mobile Innovation” category for its L-Band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (LAISR) service. This year’s recognition marks the sixth time in seven years that Inmarsat was selected as a […]
Nine Canadian Space Companies Create The Space Canada Association
Canada’s leading space innovators today announced the formation of Space Canada, a new national industry association that will offer a united voice for Canada’s space sector and take it to new heights. Brian Gallant, the former premier of New Brunswick, is the founding organization’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The formation of Space Canada coincides with […]
Southern Launch Signs An SLA With Engineers Australia
Southern Launch and Engineers Australia have signed a service level agreement that will propel the careers of the company’s Engineering team. As part of the agreement, all Southern Launch Engineers will be provided with Engineers Australia membership, gaining access to its substantial library of engineering journals and technical resources. Furthermore, the agreement provides Southern Launch […]
SpaceBridge Becomes The Newest Member Of DIFI
SpaceBridge Inc. has joined the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (“DIFI”) Consortium, an independent space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. SpaceBridge Inc. joins a rising number of leading organizations within the space industry that are coming together to shape the DIFI Consortium. These organizations are contributing to the innovation […]
SSPI To Induct Intelsat CEO, Steve Spengler, Into The Satellite Hall Of Fame
Intelsat CEO, Steve Spengler, is the latest inductee in the Space & Satellite Professionals International’s (SSPI) Space & Satellite Hall of Fame. With this induction, Spengler joins the ranks of pioneers and visionaries in communications, aerospace, scientific research, and the development and delivery of space and satellite applications. With nearly four decades in the space […]