NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space […]
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ESA signs contracts to advance Greece’s Earth Observation capabilities
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 […]
Rocket Lab announces Q3 2024 financial results — plus — MLA constellation contract signed
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shared the firm’s financial results for fiscal third quarter, ended September 30, 2024. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said, “In […]
Sikorsky + Rain successfully demo autonomous flight to rapidly find + suppress test fires
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) and Rain, a leader in autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous Black Hawk® helicopter can be commanded to take […]
Rheinmetall + ICEYE to provide satellite imagery to the Ukraine — plus — ICEYE + Aechelon Technology partner for SAR satellite and ML technology solutions
The strengthened cooperation between Rheinmetall and SAR satellite company ICEYE, announced in September 2024, is already bearing fruit — to meet Ukraine‘s urgent demands for SAR satellite reconnaissance capabilities, Rheinmetall […]
USSF’s Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 satellite is mission complete
After helping more than 250 U.S. Space Force Guardians and operators experiment and train with various tactics, techniques, and procedures in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), the Tetra-1 satellite has completed […]
ISS National Lab-sponsored research to test cold welding for spacecraft repairs
Imagine a spacecraft hurtling through deep space when, suddenly, it’s struck by a rogue piece of space debris. In the harsh vacuum of space, traditional repair methods falter. Enter ASTROBEAT, […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink oversubscribed in Africa + SES results ahead of expectations
Starlink is pausing its subscriber drive in several African countries because of “soaring demand for its broadband service”. SpaceX says too many users are trying to access the Starlink service […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 6-77 smallsats from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX succeeded in launching Starlink Group 6-77 that included 23 smalllsats after having to scrub the launch twice earlier this week. After just a few minute delay that was not […]
WTA Certification awards Tier 3 certification to Speedcast’s Biddinghuizen Teleport
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Speedcast has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Biddinghuizen (Netherlands) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. The Biddinghuizen certification marks the 62nd issued since […]