Technology

[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] Firefly Space Systems has successfully completed more than 50 hot fire tests, including multiple full Mission Duty Cycle (MDC) tests, of the combustor for the Firefly Alpha...

[Via Satellite 09-29-2017] NanoRacks has received a launch contract from the RemoveDebris consortium to deploy an Active Debris Removal (ADR) experiment from International Space Station (ISS) in June 2017. The...

[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] NovelSat has launched a new satellite Network Management System (NMS) called NovelNet NMS, designed to accelerate the deployment of both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links. The product performs...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) continues to expand its use of commercial satellite imagery, exemplified by the agency’s recent contract award to Silicon Valley firm...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Phasor has demonstrated the transmission of live HD video with its flat panel, electronically steered antenna system over the Intelsat 903 satellite from its test site in...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Google’s Terra Bella has released the first on orbit images from the SkySat 4 through 7 satellites. Terra Bella’s constellation now counts seven total in orbit satellites....

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] In a year of landing rockets, mega-High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ideas and renewed faith in Non-Geosynchronous (NGSO) orbits, 2016 has been exceptionally newsworthy. Even more news came...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has kicked off the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge via GrabCAD Community Challenges, inviting participants to design a launch support attachment bracket...

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) will deploy new ground infrastructure facilities within the Dubna Space Communications Center (SCC), the company announced today. Working with fellow satellite operator...

[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] President of Boeing Network & Space Systems Craig Cooning is retiring from his position after 11 years at the company, Boeing announced Sept. 22. Jim Chilton will...