The push to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in military satellite systems in the coming years will require greater use of commercial advancements in data management and intelligent routing solutions, a panel of experts said Thursday. Dr. Santanu Das, the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) program manager for Communications and Networking, told…

The Israel Space Agency awarded a contract to space computing systems company Ramon.Space to provide a space computing payload for a mission scheduled to launch in early 2022. Under the terms of the contract announced on Tuesday, Ramon.Space will provide the agency with a digital payload that can perform computing on-orbit including software updates and…

In the last three months, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), previously known as Space and Missile Systems Center, has declared three Lockheed Martin GPS III satellites “available for launch (AFL),” SSC said on Aug. 26. The three birds – GPS III SV06, SV07, and SV08 – are awaiting callup at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III…

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Aug. 24 that he has a “short list” of potential nominees for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and President Biden to consider as potential heads of space acquisition, as the authority for space acquisition shifts from the Air Force acquisition shop (SAF/AQ) to a reconfigured space acquisition and…