Author: Rachel Jewett

SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket....

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract to provide avionics and communication equipment to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper launches. The contract, announced April 15, covers a five-year...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on a cybersecurity framework for satellite ground systems in positioning, timing, and navigation (PNT) systems.  The draft document “Satellite...

Planet Labs is partnering with SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company, to provide energy insights and monitor dark vessel movement.  SynMax founder Bill Perkins met Planet CEO and...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy mentioned the company’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation Kuiper in his first letter to shareholders, writing that Kuiper could be a “game changer” for families and...

Keysight Technologies is releasing a new Digital Wideband Transceiver test solution, which reports radio frequency (RF) performance characteristics of mixed-digital RF devices. The company announced the new offering on April...

Viasat is partnering with the Košice region of Slovakia to provide high-speed internet to Ukrainian refugees in Eastern Slovakia. The satellite operator announced April 14 that its community internet sites...

Capella Space is introducing three new analytics capabilities into its web application —  vessel detection, change detection, and global change monitoring. Capella said these new products expand its self-service tasking...

NASA has released its first-ever Equity Action Plan, establishing focus areas to allow the agency to track progress on improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The plan has four focus...

Employment in the United Kingdom space industry grew nearly 7% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new industry report released Thursday. Consulting firm BryceTech compiled the survey, the “Size...