Phase Four is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and working closely with NASA to help advance the state of the art in iodine electric propulsion. Iodine […]
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USSF’s SSC Declares Three GPS III Satellites Are Available For Launch
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as “Available for Launch.” This significant accomplishment officially marks the third space vehicle within the GPS […]
USAF Contract For A PNT Solution To Be Developed By Xplore For Advanced Lunar Missions + Cislunar Space
Xplore Inc. has announced a follow on contract with the U.S. Air Force, (USAF) to continue developing their positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solution as a commercial service for cislunar […]
Satellite Production Site Expansion By L3Harris Plus The Addition Of An Unclassified Satellite Line For Nat’l Defense
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) is expanding its satellite production site to include advanced production of unclassified satellites, which will deliver experimental capabilities for national defense. The Central Florida location is home […]
Comtech Awarded High Power, Ka-Band, TWTAs Contract
During Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the company was awarded multiple contracts aggregating $6.3 million for 500-Watt, Ka-band, traveling wave tube amplifiers (“TWTAs”) for both […]
USSF’s Next Gen OPIR Program Completes Block 0 GEO Space Vehicle CDR
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program, successfully passed a major milestone, completing its Block 0 Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicle Critical Design […]
The Space Report 2021: 36th Annual Space Symposium Special Edition Executive Summary
Article by Lesley Conn, senior manager of Research and Analysis at Space Foundation Introduction This edition, a special publication for the 36th Annual Space Symposium, examines where we are as […]
U.S. Army Million$ Contract To Mission Microwave For Their Ku- + Ka-Band BUCs
Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of SSPAs and BUCs, has received follow-on orders from a government contractor to provide Ku and Ka-band BUCs as components of complex SATCOM transportable […]
USSF’s Next-Gen OPIR, Block 0 GEO Missile Warning Satellites Pass Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Sensor Payload CDR
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of their competitive sensor payload design for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared […]
Northrop Grumman Demo Integrates High Speed Connectivity System With L3Harris High Speed Processing Capabilities
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has validated the open architecture nature of the company’s advanced gateway system offering by successfully integrating and demonstrating a new High Capacity Backbone (HCB) capability […]