Government/Military

The SpaceRise consortium leading Europe’s IRIS² constellation is kicking off the procurement process for the ground segment. The European Space Agency (ESA) published the RFI announcement this week after recently...

Germany is planning to invest 35 billion euro ($41 billion) in space defense capabilities by 2030, Defense Minister Boris Pistoriu announced this week. In a speech in Berlin at the...

While hailing the importance of the IRIS² constellation, a number of prominent experts believe things need to move quicker as Europe adapts to a more contested and fragile overall space...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In the next several months, the U.S. Space Force is looking to release a solicitation for RG-XX, an envisioned commercial replacement for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous...

Planet is growing its presence in Europe by opening a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin. At this facility, Planet will produce next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites. This strategic decision aims...

SpaceX launched three science and weather satellites for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday. The launch for NASA heliophysics mission IMAP, or the Interstellar Mapping and...

Terran Orbital has completed delivery of 42 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer.  Lockheed awarded Terran Orbital the subcontract in 2022...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Testing last spring on the impact of Link 16 radio signals broadcast from space on the national airspace showed no impact and should clear the road...

Representatives from 11 communications and technology policy organizations wrote a joint letter to the FCC this week calling on the Commission to update rules for satellite power limits.  Earlier this...

Maxar Intelligence entered into a partnership with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to deploy Maxar’s Raptor software suite across Taiwan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, the company announced Friday....