Month: September 2019

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is a rather unique launch vehicle. It’s a rocket that deploys, or drops, from a customized Boeing 747 — a “Flying Launchpad,” so-to-speak. One of those aircraft,...

Ball Aerospace delivered the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) for Landsat 9, completing development of the instrument on schedule and under budget. Ball will continue to support instrument integration and...

Elon Musk spoke about his vision of a brighter future for humanity on Saturday evening in South Texas. Musk acknowledged that there are a lot of problems here on Earth,...

OrbitsEdge appointed Barbara Stinnett as CEO. OrbitsEdge designs Low Earth Orbit (LEO) micro-data centers, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of space by enabling organizations to economically streamline and analyze vast...

Astroscale will collaborate with the University of Southampton on a project to investigate collision risks between satellites, highlighting the necessity for financial incentives for satellite operators to engage with active...

Southwest Research Institute-led The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission entered Phase B, which marks the transition from concept study to preliminary flight design. The mission is...

KBR was awarded two contract modifications totaling almost $40 million to upgrade remote tracking stations in the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSC)...

Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) in partnership with Help.NGO deployed its GATR satellite communication antennas and DTECH Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including Vocality Radio Over IP (RoIP) products, to assist...

Toner Cable Equipment revealed the QLink Fiber Optic L-Band Satellite Link manufactured by RF Design of Lorschm Germany. Toner Cable collaborated with RF Design to develop a solution for Fiber...

Viasat opened a new office in Brasilia, Brazil and relocated its São Paulo office to a larger facility in the Itaim Bibi district. The São Paulo office puts Viasat in...