The Exploration Company has selected Benchmark Space Systems propulsion system to power their ‘Mission Possible’ demonstrator flight. Under a collaborative agreement, Benchmark and The Exploration Company will work together to […]
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UPDATE 1: HawkEye 360 selected by NRO to develop expanded RF capabilities + the company adds new radar + comms signals to the firm’s mapping product
HawkEye 360 Inc. was awarded a contract from the NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO) — this contract will assess, mature, integrate, and operationalize commercial RF intelligence into the NRO’s […]
New dual-panel Ka-antenna debuts from Anuvu + the company sells their stake in Wireless Maritime Services
Anuvu, a provider of high-speed satellite connectivity and entertainment solutions for worldwide mobility markets, will showcase their new, Dual-Panel Ka-Band Inflight Connectivity Antenna System (DPSAA) to airlines attending the Airline […]
Phase Four unveils new thruster for LEO constellations
Phase Four is going to expand their Maxwell, turn-key, plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers an industry-first, high performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced, iodine-based propellant — Max-V […]
Sierra Space Ventures enables in-space breakthroughs of tomorrow … now
Sierra Space, a commercial Colorado space company creating and building future space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, now includes the creation of Sierra Space Ventures, offering space […]
Hurtigruten Expeditions and Speedcast complete fleetwide implementation of Starlink as part of managed service solution
Speedcast, a communications and IT services provider, has partnered with Hurtigruten Expeditions to complete fleetwide implementation of SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband connectivity. Hurtigruten Expeditions, a major expedition […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron arrives at Wallops Launch Complex 2 for the firm’s 1st launch from Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.’s Electron rocket has arrived at Launch Complex 2 within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to launch the company’s first mission from U.S. soil. The mission […]
Developed to—among other goals—track illegal maritime activities, Horizon Technologies’ Amber™ UK smallsat launch is upcoming
Horizon Technologies, a British maritime intelligence company that developed innovative detection technology that equips governments to fight illegal maritime activity, is set to make history as it prepares for a […]
French institutions award Exotrail in-orbit logistics missions worth several million euros
Exotrail’s in-orbit transport service spacedrop™, has been selected via a competitive tender process to perform the first orbital logistics missions ordered by French institutions. In a contract worth several million […]
Inaugural United Launch Alliance Vulcan test launch projected to occur in early 2023
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is nearing completion of the development of the next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle and sets path for its first launch early next year. ULA is proceeding […]