Space Systems Software Engineering
SpaceX Files FCC Application for Million-Satellite Orbital Data Center
HAWTHORNE, California – In a move that significantly expands its orbital footprint, SpaceX submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday, January 30, to deploy a massive constellation of up to one million satellites dedicated to space-based ...
$37M Contract to University of Alabama for Artemis ‘Lunar Freezer’ Payload
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop and manage the Lunar Freezer System (LFS), a mission-critical infrastructure component for the agency’s Artemis campaign. The Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) award, which carries a potential total ...
Azercosmos announces leadership transition
Samaddin Asadov has stepped down from his position as Chair of the Board of Azercosmos. Asadov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the order of the President. During this transition, ...
Amentum awarded million$$$ C5ISR research contract for the U.S. Army
Amentum has been awarded a five-year contract with a maximum value of $326.9 million by the U.S. Army to continue its important work on command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems — the company will engineer, integrate ...
Nuclear fusion rocket breakthrough
Pulsar Fusion has started construction of the largest, practical, nuclear fusion rocket engine ever built — the 8 meter fusion chamber is being assembled in Bletchley, England, and when fired in 2027, will temporarily become the hottest place in the ...
Keysight delivers new Solar Array Simulator solution for satellite power systems
The new Keysight MP4300A Series Modular Solar Array Simulator emulates the behavior of satellite photovoltaic arrays with high fidelity across all conditions encountered in space. (Photo: Business Wire) Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the new MP4300A Series Modular Solar Array Simulator ...
ReOrbit and Veng’s agreement to manufacture satellites
ReOrbit and VENG, an Argentinian-based company, signed an agreement to manufacture satellites in Argentina to serve the Latin America market. The directors of both organizations met at the Argentina Space Centre located in Cordoba Province, Argentina, to visit the VENG’s ...
Raytheon Intelligence & Space Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Milestone For Missile Warning Satellites
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has completed Thermal Vacuum Testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR GEO, Block 0 missile warning satellites designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin ...