Blue Origin will demonstrate Blue Ring’s mission operation capabilities and core flight systems on an upcoming Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)-sponsored launch, furthering its mission to build a road to space. […]
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ESA kicks off two new navigation missions
ESA has signed contracts with several European companies for an overall amount of 233 million euros to develop Genesis and a LEO-PNT demonstrator, two new missions within the FutureNAV program […]
Next ISS mission will carry vision loss treatments + Earth-viewing tech research projects
The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry more than 40 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory®, including in-space production applications projects, technology demonstrations, life science experiments, […]
NASA JPL awards Airbus a GRACE-C contract for two spacecraft
Airbus has been awarded a contract to design and build the GRACE-C twin spacecraft by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL (Pasadena, California). This new mission of NASA and the German […]
NEC + Skyloom partner for 100 Gbps space optical comms
NEC Corporation (NEC;TSE: 6701) and Skyloom Global Corporation have joined forces to develop optical communication equipment for multi-orbit satellite networks — this collaboration aims to commercialize and make available on […]
Kymeta starts fulfilling customer orders for their multi-orbit, COTM FPA for military users
Kymeta‘s Osprey u8 HGL, a hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO/LTE) terminal purpose-built for military users, is now shipping — this marks the first, commercially available, multi-orbit terminal and the first […]
AvL Technologies announces terminal updates + new qualifications
AvL Technologies (AvL) has announced that Cammie Driggs has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, Ryan Cox and Jesse Kirby are now Senior Directors, and Heather Wright is now […]
Sierra Space unveils Axelerator™ to address the future of defense technology
Sierra Space has launched Sierra Space Axelerator™, an innovation-at-speed incubator designed to fast-track the development of revolutionary defense technologies and mission solutions. Axelerator is set to redefine industry standards by […]
FCC proposes framework to ease satellite-to-smartphone supplemental coverage from space
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 […]
Orbit’s multi-purpose SATCOM terminals for armored vehicles intro’d
Orbit Communications Systems has unveiled the company’s Line-of-Sight (LOS) Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for MILSATCOM for armored land platforms of all sizes. Orbit’s line of Multi-Purpose Terminals, including the MPT-30 and […]