Consumers, students, government entities and businesses across Northern Canada, including all 25 communities of Nunavut, will have access to expanded broadband capacity following a partnership signed between SSi Canada, the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut, and SES, a leader in global content connectivity solutions. Under the agreement, SES will provide […]
Strategy
Partnership To Tackle SSA Challenges Formed By SES + NorthStar Earth & Space
A partnership to enhance Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and ensure a sustainable use of space has been formed between SES, the world’s leading satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, and NorthStar Earth and Space (NorthStar), the first commercial service to monitor space from space. Together with NorthStar, the teams will be working to launch, develop and […]
The Terran Orbital Corporation Business Combo With Tailwind Two Acquisition Is Now Completed
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT) (“Tailwind Two”) has completed their business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation (“Terran Orbital”). In connection with the completion of the business combination, Tailwind Two has been renamed Terran Orbital Corporation (the “Company”) and its common stock and warrants are expected to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange […]
Viasat + Inmarsat Reach Agreement With The UK Government On Their UK Space Sector Plan
Viasat and Inmarsat, the US and UK satellite communications groups, have agreed on a package of legally-binding, economic undertakings with the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as part of the proposed combination of the two companies. BEIS welcomed the constructive discussions that have taken place with both companies on their […]
New ESG Strategy + Targets For SES
SES S.A. has published their 2021 Annual Report which includes a new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda and a set of ESG targets. The revised ESG strategy reflects the outcome of a comprehensive materiality assessment that was conducted during 2021, involving extensive stakeholder outreach. The SES Horizon strategy is where sustainable space meets sustainable […]
NASA’s Double Asteroid DART Mission Launched By SpaceX
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched on Wednesday, November 24, at 1:21 a.m., EST, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the third […]
Geospatial Intelligence Community Should Leverage More Commercial Technology
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, in his role as the GEOINT Functional Manager, recently published the National System for Geospatial Intelligence Enterprise Commercial GEOINT Strategy 2021-2025, calling on the GEOINT community to leverage more commercial technologies and methods to help the enterprise move faster and grow stronger. “By taking a community approach […]