The European Space Agency has signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth Observation (EO). The contracts fall under Greece’s National […]
Government Agencies
L3Harris’ 5th CrIS complete + ready for NOAA Weather Satellite integration
L3Harris recently reached a significant milestone when it shipped its fifth Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), a critical component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System […]
Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper wants to offer D2D connectivity
UK telecom regulator Ofcom has published in its consultation documentation that Amazon’s proposed constellation of broadband satellites (‘Project Kuiper’) is developing technical solutions for Direct-to-Device (D2D) cellular connectivity. The Ofcom […]
U.S. Commerce Department’s new TraCSS launches initial capabilities
NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering spaceflight safety services to a beta group […]
Debris from DART impact could reach Earth
In 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft made history, and changed the Solar System forever, by impacting the Dimorphos asteroid and measurably shifting its orbit around the larger Didymos asteroid. In the process […]
U.S. + the Republic of Korea sign statement to advance aerospace cooperation
NASA and the Republic of Korea’s newly created Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) signed a joint statement of intent Thursday affirming their interest to advance cooperation in space exploration, science and […]
NASA selects Lockheed Martin to develop the Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary […]
NGA’s Unclassified Data Lake fosters GEOINT advancement platform
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) recently unveiled a groundbreaking, geospatial-intelligence advancement platform to improve innovation and collaboration with partners across industry, academia, and other data users. By harnessing NGA’s vast […]
NASA pilot program continues to award small business innovators
Earlier this month, nine small businesses received 2023 NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite Phase II awards to further develop technologies that may be used in the agency’s missions […]
NASA invites public input on LEO microgravity strategy
NASA has announced the agency is seeking U.S. industry, academia, international partners, and other stakeholders’ feedback on newly developed goals and objectives that will help guide the next generation of […]