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Until recently our industry thought that it could make money by connecting the unconnected. As a result, Non-Geostationary (NGSO) operators and startups have been struggling to find profits and diverted […]

AURORA, Colo.—The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) this summer expects to seek proposals from commercial providers of satellite-based radio frequency (RF) sensing capabilities to help it better understand how to make use […]

The in-flight connectivity (IFC) market is one of many verticals disrupted by the proliferation of satellites in Non-Geostationary Orbits (NGSO). While the aviation industry is still in the early stages […]

The space and satellite industry was back together in force at SATELLITE 2022, with greater international participation than recent years. Topics like in-orbit servicing, software, and the commercialization of IoT […]

IoT smallsat business development has accelerated as a force within the broader satellite community. Tracking the use and location of expensive assets, monitoring agriculture crops and livestock, creating more accurate […]

AURORA, Colo.—Advances in commercial satellite imagery collection and dissemination have enabled the U.S. intelligence community to provide commercial satellite imagery to Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders in just “minutes,” […]

Hawaiian Airlines is the first major airline to reach an agreement with SpaceX to add in-flight connectivity (IFC) service enabled by Starlink satellites to a fleet of Airbus and Boeing […]

JSX, the California-based public charter operator, will become the first airline to operate aircraft using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for in-flight connectivity (IFC) service. The company posted the announcement to its LinkedIn and Twitter accounts […]

Lockheed Martin on Tuesday posted declines in its top and bottom lines in the first quarter due to program transitions and supply chain and operations challenges related to COVID-19. COVID impacts […]

Between 2019 and 2021, China doubled its number of satellites in orbit from some 250 to 499, while Russia increased its number of orbiting satellites from about 150 in 2019 […]

Astra Space, Inc. will supply LeoStella with spacecraft engines under a new contract announced Tuesday. Astra is a smallsat launcher and is expanding into space technologies. The launcher acquired propulsion […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may hold an industry day to hear from commercial companies about possible technologies for space debris removal, the profit potential for such companies […]

The Department of the Air Force is to take advantage of efforts led by Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David ‘DT’ Thompson on future ground moving target indication (GMTI) […]

LITTLETON, Colo.— Lockheed Martin later this year plans to launch the first two of three satellites that will form the company’s testbed in space to test and demonstrate advanced communications and data […]

Boeing on Monday said that Leanne Caret, president and CEO of the company’s $26 billion Defense, Space and Security business, will retire later this year and be succeed by Ted […]

Orbital refueling serves to revive defunct satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO), refilling the empty propellant tanks of satellites that have lost their respective station-keeping capabilities. This allows satellite operators to […]

I recently stumbled upon the recording of a talk by Imma Martinez during the Satellite Applications Catapult Innovation Week 2020. Imma’s talk on human-centered design and what it means for […]

For decades, only the government had the means and experience to handle geospatial data, particularly for defense and intelligence purposes. But the pendulum is swinging toward an exponential growth in […]

When SpaceX first championed private launch vehicles using reusable rocket stages, it led to more affordable launch services, spurring the smallsat revolution in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and the birth of […]

Boeing  said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a critical […]

Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos has issued its latest round of threats in response to global sanctions, this time claiming Russia will no longer sell rocket engines to the United […]

Rocket Lab is cementing its presence on the East Coast of Virginia, selecting Wallops Island as the launch and landing site for its new reusable Neutron rocket, after a competitive […]

SkyEdge IV is Gilat’s next generation multi-service platform built with our new, advanced Elastix-Architecture. SkyEdge IV’s single platform for multi-orbit satellites, enables deployment on Non-GEO Stationary (NGSO) constellations and GEO […]

The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire a “significant stake” in Firefly Aerospace, a deal that would add to its portfolio in the space […]

As the pressure around the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) illustrated, climate change is the greatest global challenge we face today and requires action from all countries and […]

Last year saw multiple special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger announcements in the United States from space start-ups, illustrating a growing interest in space from private investors. Many experts have […]

Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. […]

It’s well over 12 years since analog TV broadcasting was switched off in the United States and elsewhere, and those of a certain age will remember the noise and distortion […]

Lockheed Martin on Sunday evening, just before kickoff at the Super Bowl, said it has terminated its agreement to acquire rocket propulsion supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s […]

Up to 40 of SpaceX‘s Starlink satellites are expected to fall out of orbit thanks to some inopportune timing: The company launched the satellites directly into a solar storm. A […]