L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received a contract from Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, to build eight infrared payloads for the SDA’s Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program. The FOO […]
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BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation
ACX is the second instrument BAE Systems has been contracted to develop for theGeoXO mission to support environmental monitoring BAE Systems has been selected by NASA to develop the Atmospheric […]
Exolaunch deploys NASA’s ACS3 Satellite
This marks the first-ever satellite Exolaunch has deployed for NASA,which launched via Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle on April 23, 2024. Exolaunch provided the deployment services for NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar […]
SSC’s OPIR Polar Program completes space vehicle CDR
Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]
Novaspace report: Standardization is key for optical comms tech democratization
Novaspace anticipates that standardization will drive democratization, catalyzing the fast-paced technological evolution of optical communications and the market. Government-supported standardization efforts, such as the SDA program, have been conducted to drive […]
Momentus + Ascent Solar Technologies partner to bring solar arrays to market
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) recently engaged in a new partnership to jointly market solar arrays that use the low-cost, Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) […]
GA-ASI delivers 1st MQ-9A Extended Range to USMC’s VMUT-2
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) have announced the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Marine Unmanned […]
SDA awards an eight satellites build for the FOO Fighter program
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued an award using Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with a total potential value of approximately $414 million to build eight satellites, for launch in first […]
Vyoma + ESA advancing technologies for safer space operations
Last month, Vyoma and the European Space Agency (ESA) kicked off a 14-month project within the frame of ESA’s Competitiveness Element in the Space Safety Program — the goal […]
Arianespace Vega C plans for an ESA SMILE in 2025
The Vega C will launch the SMILE (Solar-wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). SMILE is designed to […]