The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate innovative collaborations between satellite operators and wireless companies. These partnerships leverage the growth in space-based services to connect […]
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SSC to host reverse industry event focused on AI / ML apps / innovations for space
Story by Lisa Sodders, SSC Public Affairs Space Systems Command (SSC) will host a Reverse Industry Day focused on Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) for Space, May […]
Intelsat to extend satellite life
Intelsat has ordered a Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from Northrop Grumman Corporation’s SpaceLogistics, which will add life to an Intelsat satellite and provide uninterrupted services to many customers. The MEP […]
AFRL selects ThinKom for nexgen gateway solution
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted with ThinKom Solutions, Inc. to deliver a modular and scalable phased-array antenna solution to support ground segment operations. The new […]
Spaceflight signs agreement with Maritime Launch for future Sherpa OTV missions
Spaceflight Inc. has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) to launch as many as five Sherpa(™) Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) — these launches will […]
Ball Aerospace enters final stages of building USSF’s WSF-M satellite
Ball Aerospace has completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) next-generation operational environmental satellite system. The company also finalized environmental testing […]
Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to prime Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 integration
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has delivered the final ten satellite buses to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer. The delivery […]
INNOSPACE schedules their 1st suborbital rocket for smallsats test flight
INNOSPACE, a South Korean, private, spaceflight startup for smallsat launch vehicles, set the launch window from December 14 to December 21 (Brasilia Time, BRT) as the first rocket engine test […]
Forrester’s Digest: Sirius XM order satellites from Maxar Technologies
North American pay-radio operator SiriusXM has ordered two powerful geostationary satellites to be built by Maxar Technologies. The new craft (SXM-11 and SXM-12) now join two other satellites (SXM-9 and […]
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 […]