Technology

Lite Coms has recieved a $22 million contract from an unnamed government and defense customer to provide satellite communications to support operational readiness. Lite Coms is an integrator and manufacturer […]

ThinKom’s ThinAir GT2517 terminal is the first airborne antenna to complete SES’s Government Technology Certification (GTC) to operate on SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation. The ThinAir GT2517 is a Ka-band terminal […]

NASA’s upcoming Artemis III mission will use Starlink mini laser terminals from SpaceX to downlink imagery and video to mission control in Houston.  Under an agreement announced on Thursday, NASA […]

BosonQ Psi Federal LLC (BQP) has secured SpaceWERX funding to advance the company’s quantum-assisted AI platform to improve space domain awareness (SDA). This is the company’s first federal contract.  The […]

Keysight Technologies will lead a European Space Agency (ESA) development program looking at how blockchain technologies can be used to detect anomalies for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN).  The award announced […]

Honeywell Aerospace will lead a consortium to develop a compact quantum space magnetometer to advance research into Earth’s magnetic field. It has teamed up with Quantum Brilliance, and Jagiellonian University […]

Iridium’s positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) chip is now commercially available, with the satellite operator reporting more than 150 organizations have expressed interest in the chip.  First announced in October, […]

The FCC issued approval for startup Reflect Orbital to launch a demonstration satellite that will test a solar reflector in orbit that’s designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth.  The […]

Ovzon has completed a number of trials in the Arctic as the company looks to prove its technology in arctic environments. The company has conducted three separate High North expeditions […]

York Space Systems has closed its acquisition of satcom terminal company All.Space, in a move both company CEOs say will create a complete tactical satcom ecosystem.  York Space Systems announced […]

Neo Space Group and Hughes Network Systems have deployed three new Hughes ground gateways in Saudi Arabia and Europe to support NSG’s in-flight connectivity. NSG on Monday announced new gateways with […]

Networking technology company AiRanaculus has received a $5 million award from NASA for its technologies to be used to support NASA lunar and space communications networks.  Under a $5 million […]

A group of companies and organizations including Infleqtion, Voyager Technologies, Monarch Quantum, Armada, and the University of Colorado Boulder have joined forces to move the U.S.’s quantum space ambitions forward. This […]

Capella Space is preparing for tests to validate a Mynaric optical communications terminal on its newest satellite — the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal.  Capella Space released the first […]

Northwood Space announced a new ground system design this week, the Prism parabolic antenna, designed for high-volume data.  Prism is a 2.4 meter parabolic antenna, designed for high-volume connectivity for […]

Sophia Space is moving forward toward an in-orbit computing demonstration mission in 2027, selecting an Apex Space Nova satellite bus for the mission.  Sophia Space announced the selection of Apex […]

Intellian Technologies is opening a huge new manufacturing facility in the United States, with CEO Eric Sung calling it “a defining milestone” for the company. It is Intellian’s first large-scale […]

Gitai has completed a flight model for an upcoming robotic on-orbit servicing mission, but is delaying the mission to focus on space-based interceptor (SBI) technologies after a recent U.S. Space […]

LeoLabs has debuted a new mobile space domain awareness (SDA) tracking radar housed in a shipping container, deploying the first radar in the Asia-Pacific region.  The new system, called Scout-S […]

NASA has selected Aalyria to support orchestration for its Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program, starting with the PExT demonstration mission.  NASA’s PExT mission — Polylingual Experimental Terminal was launched in […]

Infinite Orbits has tapped Open Cosmos to build two satellites named “Tom & Jerry” to conduct a maneuvering and inspection mission in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).  In the mission named after […]

Mbryonics will collaborate with NTT on building a high-speed backbone for space communications, under a new MoU announced Thursday.  Mbryoncis is a photonics company based in Ireland that develops optical […]

Beyond Gravity is to bring to market a new ultra-light propulsion pointing mechanism with high maneuverability for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. The new two-axis mechanism aims to address what […]

The race to put computing infrastructure in orbit is accelerating as hyperscalers across cloud, AI, and space compete to see who will emerge winners in what many believe will fuel […]

The European Union is seeking proposals for innovative and cost-effective user terminal technologies for the IRIS² constellation under a new tender opened on Wednesday.  According to the call for proposals, […]

AMSTERDAM — One of the big topics, especially in light of the SpaceX initial IPO documents, is the future of orbital data centers and the possibilities of moving compute to […]

Archangel Lightworks has completed field tests of its deployable optical ground station Terra-M, transferring data between the ground station and a satellite in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).  Archangel Lightworks, based in […]

In late March, ST Engineering iDirect appointed Sridhar Kuppanna as its new CEO as the company navigates an increasingly dynamic and evolving market for ground tech. With Starlink shaking up […]

Redwire has awarded Voyager Technologies a subcontract for the Otter mission for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to supply its high-precision Acceleration Measurement System (AMS). The Otter mission […]

STERLING, Va. — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics is scheduled to launch its next-generation space vehicle for on-orbit refueling and satellite life extension this summer, program leaders told reporters Tuesday. The company […]