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Government/Military
SSC and SpaceWERX to Launch Orbital Logistics Challenge
The Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the service’s SpaceWERX innovation arm are to launch an In-Domain Orbital Logistics Challenge to find and advance commercial technologies to sustain satellites. […]
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Opinion
Securing the Return to the Moon
Once in a while, a pair of simultaneous events offers us a warning about the future, if we are able to open our eyes and see the lessons of the […]
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People
Sandhoo Named SDA Director, PAE for Missile Warning and Tracking
After serving as the acting director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) since last September, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo was named director of the agency effective May 11, SDA said on […]
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Government/Military
Space Force Awards Northrop Grumman $398 Million For Enhanced PTS-P
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $398 million firm-fixed price contract to develop and build an Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Prototype (PTS-P) for […]
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Government/Military
What Will the Golden Dome Cost? Gen. Guetlein Pushes Back on CBO Cost Estimate
The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Opinion
Operational AI is Hitting the Limits of Earth Observation Data
AI is entering a different phase in Earth Observation. What began as experimentation on curated datasets is now moving into operational use, where models are expected to keep working across […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Enabled by AI, NGA Director Focused on Mission, Transformation, and Workforce
AURORA, Colo. — To ensure the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is postured to meet rapidly evolving threat and warfighters’ needs, is resilient and exploits emerging technologies, the agency’s new director […]
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Earth Observation
NRO Makes New Commercial Awards to EarthDaily, Iceye, and Pixxel
AURORA, Colo. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded new contracts for Earth sensing data to three companies under its Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) effort, adding additional satellite companies […]
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Earth Observation
Vantor Nabs $70 Million NGA Award For GEOINT Portal Use
Vantor on Monday said it has received a $70 million award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for the first option year of a program that gives the agency and vetted […]
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Government/Military
Orbital Warfare Systems Top Priority for Space Chief Nominee Lt. Gen. Schiess
Fielding more systems for orbital warfare has been the top priority of the White House’s nominee to succeed Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman. The Trump administration on […]
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Partner Content
Lite Coms USG Sales Director George Cerasani Talks Network Resiliency at Modern Day Marine
In this conversation at Modern Day Marine, Lite Coms U.S. Government Sales Director George Cerasani discusses how Lite Coms designs its products to provide tactical, multi-orbit connectivity in order to […]
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Finance
True Anomaly Raises $650 Million in New Round to Continue Scaling
True Anomaly on Tuesday said it raised $650 million in a new funding round that will be used to hire employees and scale its capabilities to meet customer demand for […]
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Government/Military
Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion to 12 Companies for Space-Based Interceptor Work
The Space Force announced 12 companies have won contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion to prototype technologies for space-based interceptors in support of the Golden Dome initiative. Space Force’s Space […]
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Government/Military
US Officials See Proposed European Union Space Act as Complicated Overreach
The European Union is working on a draft of the EU Space Act, which has raised concerns of overreach, particularly among U.S. officials. The Space Act would create a single […]
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Government/Military
Pentagon to Move Forward On AEP Upgrades for GPS, As DoD Cancels GPS OCX
The Pentagon has decided to end the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX and instead move forward on upgrades to the existing ground system for GPS, the Lockheed Martin Architecture […]
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Government/Military
Space Force, NATO Commanders Share Threat Perspectives
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — New space capability is being actively identified by the U.S. Space Force, which is monitoring and managing threats from adversaries while creating missions to defend assets […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Awarded Development Contract for Space-Based AMTI; Meink Says Risk Low
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract for space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) to multiple vendors to begin development activities, Air Force […]
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Technology
Industry Builds the Case Around Architecture Options for Orbital Data Centers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Developing orbital space data centers has become more appealing because of reductions in satellite launch prices, and a demand for alternatives to terrestrial data centers. Access […]
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Government/Military
Transport Layer of PWSA Will Eventually Transition From SDA to New Acquisition Executive, Sandhoo Says
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As part of the Space Force’s rollout of its new acquisition structure, the communications layer of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) […]
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Partner Content
Teledyne Space Imaging President Megan Tremer Shares Enabling Tech for Artemis II
Teledyne President of Space Imaging Megan Tremer spoke with Via Satellite during Space Symposium, covering some of the breadth of technologies Teledyne provided to the Artemis II mission running from […]
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Partner Content
Moog Space SVP Mark Covelli Details Meteor Satellite Bus at Space Symposium
Mark Covelli, senior vice president of Moog’s Space business spoke with Via Satellite during Space Symposium about how the company supported the Artemis II mission, and how Moog is investing […]
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Government/Military
US Space Command Chief Outlines Need for Maneuver Warfare Strategy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Chinese actions in space the past year around refueling and logistics in orbit have further “intensified” the Defense Department’s need to develop a space maneuver warfare strategy, U.S. […]
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Technology
Rocket Lab Closes Mynaric Acquisition at Higher Price Than Originally Agreed
Rocket Lab on Tuesday said it closed its acquisition of optical communications terminal (OCT) supplier Mynaric AG for $155.3 million, $5.3 million more than the original deal terms announced in […]
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Government/Military
Allied Space Strategies Stress Complementary Capabilities for Burden Sharing in Orbit
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Burden sharing in the current space domain is about how allies and partners contribute in ways that strengthen collective capability, resilience, and deterrence. This type of […]
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Government/Military
NASA Administrator Isaacman Hails the Success of Artemis, Previews Plans for Artemis III and IV
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Getting back to the Moon with Artemis II has ignited plans to accelerate building a base on the Moon, while NASA takes steps to launch Artemis […]
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Partner Content
Karman Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert Recaps Artemis II Support
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Karman Space & Defense Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert at Space Symposium about how the company supported the Artemis II […]
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Partner Content
EBAD’s Lisa Brown Talks Supporting Customer Missions at Space Symposium
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense (EBAD) has a 190-year history of supporting critical customer missions. An example of that deep heritage supporting customer missions was Artemis II. Lisa Brown, EBAD’s Space […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Planning Next-Generation Space Dominance Demos On Orbit
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — To meet the Defense Department’s appetite for orbital warfare capabilities, Lockheed Martin is self-funding two next-generation space dominance efforts for rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) and command […]



























