Recently, AccelerComm introduced LEOphy, a layer 1 modem that delivers enhanced performance for LEO SATCOM — the power-efficient, high PHY solution has been tailored to deliver maximum flexibility and reliability […]
Development
DARPA initiates LEO Satellite ‘Translator’ development program
DARPA has selected 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN, which aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable, optical communications terminal that adapts […]
Orbital Transports ties in with the Red Hat Partner ecosystem
Orbital Transports has joined the Red Hat partner ecosystem, offering customers and solution builders in the smallsat industry greater confidence when building next-generation smallsat applications using Red Hat technologies. As […]
Nexgen optical comms terminal to be developed by Mynaric for DARPA
Mynaric has been selected as a key development partner to create a benchtop model of a next-generation, optical communications terminal as part of Phase 1 of the Space-based adaptive communications […]
Telespazio and Inmarsat plan the future development of the lunar economy
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and Inmarsat, are aiming to create essential communication and navigation services for upcoming missions to the Moon, enabling the birth […]
Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have joined forces to provide an American-built, first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new, medium launch vehicle to serve commercial, […]
Space Alliance brings new firepower to the UK’s national space strategy with Leonardo and Thales partnership
The partnership’s UK-based technology, research and apprenticeships will help return astronauts to the Moon, ramp up the UK’s space-based intelligence gathering capabilities and turn the latest satellite technology towards the […]
Where the rubber meets the… lunar surface… Goodyear + Lockheed Martin partner up
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission, which landed on the Moon 53 years ago. The company will continue […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has added Optix platform capabilities into the firm’s Optix platform
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Optix platform (screenshot below) into its System for Tasking And Real-Time Exploitation (STARE) system. Optix delivers cloud-based, big data processing and […]
Virgin Galactic ‘inks’ an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences for nexgen motherships
Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”) has signed an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences (“Aurora”), a Boeing company, to partner in the design and manufacturing of the […]