Government/Military

UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison Wants First Launches from Cornwall This Summer

By Mark Holmes | January 18, 2022

It is the start of a crucial year for the United Kingdom’s blossoming space industry. The U.K. government has set out to build a strong and vibrant industry over the...

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January 17, 2022

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Government/Military

SES GS Releases New On-Demand X-Band Managed Milsatcom Service

By Jeffrey Hill | January 13, 2022

SES Government Solutions (SES GS) launched a new X-band end-to-end managed service platform on Thursday for both fixed and mobile U.S. military and government end-users. The platform, tactiXs, allows customers...

Cybersecurity

Space is Critical — It’s Time We Act Like It

By Edward Swallow, Samuel S. Visner | January 11, 2022

When Russia launched a missile to destroy one of their own satellites in November 2021, it left behind 1,500 trackable pieces, plus thousands that were too small to detect. This...

Government/Military

HawkEye 360 Wins $15.5M US Air Force ISR Deal

By Jeffrey Hill | January 11, 2022

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $15.5 million contract to HawkEye 360 on Tuesday to provide space-based radio frequency (RF) data, analytics, and research to the help the military demonstrate,...

Government/Military

Dr. Katherine Calvin Named NASA’s New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor

By Rachel Jewett | January 10, 2022

NASA announced on Monday that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve as both chief scientist and senior climate advisor, effective immediately. She succeeds Jim Green, who retired from his role Jan....

Finance

Euroconsult Reports Record Government Space Investment in 2021

By Rachel Jewett | January 7, 2022

Despite the continued effects of the pandemic, governments around the world invested more money into space programs than ever before in 2021, Euroconsult reports. The consulting company released its “Government...

Connectivity

U.S. Navy Extends Viasat’s NEXCOM Contract in Guam and Poland

By Rachel Jewett | December 22, 2021

The U.S. Navy’s Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has awarded Viasat two new contracts to support personal communications at Navy bases in Guam and Poland. Viasat has a continued relationship...

Government/Military

Maxar Signs DoD Contract to Build Robotic Arms for In-Space Servicing, Assembly

By Jeffrey Hill | December 21, 2021

Maxar Technologies won a $9.3 million U.S. Department of Defense contract on Monday that will see the company design and deliver two robotic arms to support in-space assembly and servicing...

Government/Military

DARPA Taps Mynaric to Develop an Optical Terminal for the Space-BACN Program

By Jeffrey Hill | December 21, 2021

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a contract to space-based laser communication technology company Mynaric to design a new optical communications terminal under phase zero of the...