Government/Military

The U.S. Space Force has completed an analysis of alternatives (AoA) on future ground moving indication (GMTI), including the possibility of space-based GMTI, to replace the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance...

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) renewed its contract with Maxar Technologies for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) program. The G-EGD program, started in 2011, provides unclassified imagery to...

The U.K. government approved the Viasat/Inmarsat business combination on Friday under the National Security & Investment Act. This is one step in Viasat’s necessary approvals from the U.K. government and...

NASA announced funds for three projects to study orbital debris on Sept. 14, to help the agency tackle the space sustainability issue. The awards are through NASA’s Office of Technology,...

U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, the Space Force’s chief...

SpaceX has submitted an appeal to the FCC for dropping its Starlink service from the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidizing internet service in rural areas, claiming...

A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Ligado Networks found that Ligado’s network plans will not cause harmful interference to most GPS receivers, but will...

The White House released a formal plan to support the space workforce, along with a coalition of space companies focused on growing the skilled technical workforce.  The Interagency Roadmap to...

Five companies have signed Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) with U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to develop rockets to deliver cargo and personnel rapidly around the globe. SpaceX and BlueOrigin were already pursuing...

FARNBOROUGH, England — The space industry in the U.K. is developing rapidly, with increased focus on the sector due to the recent National Space Strategy unveiled a year ago. The...