Government/Military

On Tuesday, the Senate voted to confirm the controversial nomination of Republican Nathan Simington to the Federal Communications Commission, despite pleas from Democrats and advocacy groups to hold off on […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is serious about its partnership with the satellite industry, investing in the industry, and attracting the best in commercial satellite technology, Katie Arrington, chief […]

The FCC began its 5G spectrum auction of the C-band on Dec. 8, auctioning off C-band spectrum that satellite operators are working to vacate. Up for grabs is spectrum in […]

The final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military satellite, which was launched in March, is now under the control of Space Operations Command. The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile […]

Several Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) companies revealed Dec. 3 the formation of a coalition called the Open PNT Industry Alliance, which includes Iridium Communications, infiniDome, Jackson Labs Technologies, NAVSYS […]

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday afternoon at about 1:40 p.m. ET. Dragon carried with it the first commercially owned and operated […]

SpaceX is one of the top recipients of funds in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), the FCC’s reverse auction working to bridge the digital divide, marking a win for […]

According to data pulled from the U.S. Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) online database, a solid majority — roughly 75% — of individual donations to politicians from employees working at U.S.-based […]

Lockheed Martin revealed Wednesday that the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite is complete and ready for launch in 2021, as determined by the U.S. […]

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force plan to end Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin by the end of this year, the Air Force said on […]

KBR received a $300 million recompete contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical services for the U.S. Geological Survey‘s (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, the company revealed […]

Virgin Galactic and Masten Space Systems won contracts with NASA to provide flight and integration services for payloads chosen by the Flight Opportunities program, the agency revealed Monday. The two […]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his position leading the commission when President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Pai announced in a statement Monday. Pai will step down on […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) contributed funding to MDA Space under the smartEarth initiative to develop next-generation Earth Observation (EO) technologies, the company revealed Monday. The monetary value of the […]

SES Government Solutions was awarded an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) tests contract from the U.S. Air Force, the company revealed Monday. The contract is part of an effort to […]

After revising selection criteria six months ago, the Department of the Air Force named six possible headquarters locations for U.S. Space Command on Nov. 19 — Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Italian ground network provider Leaf Space for a novel telemedicine-via-satellite project called “CARES,” Leaf Space revealed Friday. The project collects COVID-19 patient medical data […]

The FCC on Wednesday voted to establish a unified licensing framework for Earth stations and space stations that the commission said will increase flexibility for satellite operators.   The new, optional […]

Boeing’s bid to build a spacecraft capable of flying NASA astronauts to the moon didn’t meet NASA’s requirements, and the company was going to lose out on a contract worth […]

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) revealed Tuesday that its U.K. subsidiary was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Global Newspace Network Evolution (GNNetE) initiative. SSC will […]

Northrop Grumman revealed Wednesday that the company was awarded a follow-on contract under the Commercial Resupply Services contract-2 (CRS-2), which includes two additional NASA missions. Northrop Grumman will deliver a […]

Ellen Stofan of the Smithsonian Institution will lead the NASA review team for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the transition team announced Tuesday.  Stofan is the John […]

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $258 million contract to develop a prototype payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic Satcom (ESS) program, the U.S. Department of Defense announced […]

Executives from SpaceX, Telesat, Iridium and SES gathered virtually at World Satellite Business Week Virtual Edition hosted by Euroconsult on Tuesday, to discuss their different approaches with Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]

Telesat and the Canadian government have reached a $462 million (600 million Canadian dollars) agreement to use Telesat’s upcoming Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide high-speed broadband across all […]

NASA has formally commented (PDF) on a request by a U.S. company to build a mega-constellation of satellites at an altitude of 720 km above the Earth’s surface, citing concerns about […]

Viasat’s U.K. subsidiary won a U.K. Ministry of Defence contract to supply Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications on five new Royal Navy Type 31 frigates. Financial terms of the […]

SES Networks and Colombian satellite internet provider INRED delivered 300 additional broadband hotspots across Colombia, SES revealed Thursday. This is expansion of the work done in 2019 when SES Networks […]

Inmarsat has received a three-year contract with the ESA valued at $26 million (22.4 million euros) that will co-fund the development of a new satellite communications services platform that will […]

Exotrail revealed last Thursday that the French space agency CNES‘ mission design analysis and system engineering teams are now using Exotrail’s EXoOps – Mission Design software. CNES signed a software […]