Space Symposium
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Space SymposiumMDA Announces Orbital Servicing Platform
Toronto-based MDA Space presented MDA Midnight, an on-orbit servicing platform, at Space Symposium on Monday morning. Midnight is designed for rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) use to detect, identify, counter, […]
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Government/MilitaryAdvances and Adjustments are Needed to Bring Space Communications to the Edge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working through how to bring […]
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Government/MilitaryNew Space Adviser Charged With Integrating Military Space Enterprise
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Department of the Air Force’s acting space acquisition chief recently added a senior adviser to his staff to honcho the seemingly gargantuan task of integrating and making […]
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Government/MilitaryNASA Administrator Nominee Jared Isaacman Pledges Independence from Elon Musk in Senate Hearing
President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, tried to calm fears from U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he is too close with friend and […]
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CybersecuritySpace ISAC Partners with NASA SCaN on Space Security Information Sharing Initiative
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) entered into a partnership with the NASA Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program on Thursday to facilitate critical information sharing between government […]
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Government/MilitaryBringing Together Commercial Operations for Military Use Hinges on Integration Roadmaps
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Commercial space and military leaders are working through challenges to achieve greater integration of private sector capabilities for military use. Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader of […]
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Space SymposiumGlobal Space Leaders Want to Preserve and Further International Cooperation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Civil space leaders from Germany, Japan, France, Israel, Australia, and India talked about the current state of their country’s space work, and efforts in cooperation and collaboration […]
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Space SymposiumSpace Force Assessing Supply Chain Ahead of Potential Tariff Concerns
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The Space Force is assessing its supply chain risks and vulnerabilities more comprehensively after initially looking at the piece parts, which has put the service in a […]
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Space SymposiumNATO Works to Expand and Direct Multinational Space Capabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— NATO leaders are working toward the concept of getting all nations in the alliance to work together to protect the space domain and advance defense and deterrence […]
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Partner ContentVideo Interview from Space Symposium – A Conversation with Frontgrade Exec David Meyouhas
Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor Rachel Jewett spoke with Frontgrade Senior Vice President of Microelectronics David Meyouhas during Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, about how the company’s products enable […]
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Space SymposiumGen. Whiting Identifies Ways to Achieve Victory in Space as a Warfighting Domain
COLORADO SPRING, Colo.— The Golden Dome space defense concept put forward by President Trump has the full support of U.S. Space Command, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said Tuesday at Space […]
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Government/MilitaryAstroscale Selected for US Space Force Refueling Mission in GEO Orbit
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a contract to Astroscale‘s U.S. subsidiary to conduct two hydrazine refueling operations of a U.S. Space Force (USSF) satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). […]
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Government/MilitaryDIU Taps Firefly Aerospace for Responsive On-Orbit Mission
Firefly Aerospace on Monday said it has received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to supply its Elytra spacecraft for a 2027 mission in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) for responsive […]
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Government/MilitaryMillennium Space Systems Completes FOO Fighter CDR in Time for 2026 Launch
Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has completed its critical design review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) prototype constellation system. The company announced […]
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Space SymposiumExperts Call for Faster, More Streamlined Regulations for Space Industry
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Government officials and regulatory experts say that moving more quickly on space law, regulations, and policy while keeping tech innovation moving forward unencumbered is a key priority. […]