Technology

The integration of newly available satellite and cellular-based data communications technologies, or “connectivity,” is creating new opportunities to improve helicopter offshore support, search and rescue (SAR), medevac and corporate/VIP operations. […]

Julian Brown, a doctoral student and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Space Systems Laboratory, and Keaton Stubis, an MIT mathematics graduate and Johns Hopkins University doctoral student […]

A High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) is a category of unmanned aircraft that AeroVironment thinks could deliver a multitude of benefits to the commercial market through use of Internet of Things […]

Intelsat has awarded a contract to Orbital ATK for a second Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV 2) to provide life extension services for an Intelsat satellite. Orbital ATK is now producing […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully completed an Atlas 5 Launch Segment Design Certification Review (DCR) recently in preparation for the launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from […]

Atlas Space Operations announced that Mark Malosh has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to joining Atlas, Malosh was a founding member of the technical team at […]

Clever data mavericks have found a number of ways to leverage the information collected by satellites orbiting above, from calculating income growth profiles for agriculture to tracking the global oil […]

Scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, will attempt to fly a group of autonomous nanosatellites in formation for the first time this year. The satellites will launch […]

Like most years, 2017 was a mixture of great triumphs, inconceivable tragedies and controversial events whose lasting impacts on history remain to be seen. 2017, however, also marked a flagship […]

Analyst firm Research and Markets estimates the satellite payloads market to be valued at $11.84 billion in 2017, and projects it will reach $18.15 billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth […]

UrtheCast and its subsidiary Deimos Imaging have signed an agreement with SI Imaging Services (SIIS) for the mutual global distribution of their respective product portfolios. Deimos Imaging and SIIS’ space […]

Nanosatellite launch provider Vector announced a partnership with Nexus to host its decentralized cryptocurrency in space using Vector’s GalacticSky software-defined satellite platform. According to Nexus, this partnership also allows future […]

Apollo Fusion stated it recently tested its electric propulsion system, Apollo Constellation Engine (ACE), in an independent lab at The Aerospace Corporation where thrust, Isp, and system efficiency measurements closely […]

Abel Avellan, who founded Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), has launched a venture called AST&Science to manufacture a new generation of ultra-small satellites. According to Avellan, the company’s goal is to […]

An undisclosed global security and aerospace company and U.S. government supplier has selected Quintech Electronics and Communications’ Xtreme 80 fan-out and fan-in matrix switches for use in its telecommunications test […]

Lockheed Martin will use NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) in the space domain. SIAT’s advanced analytics engine uses data collected from sensors to learn the behavior of systems, including […]

Wayne Smith Trucking has selected Orbcomm to provide a logistics tracking and monitoring solution for its trailer fleet. Orbcomm will provide wireless connectivity through its proprietary hardware and a web-based […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and ArianeGroup, the 50/50 joint venture between Airbus and Safran, have signed a 75 million euro ($88.3 million) contract for the design, manufacturing and testing […]

Vector announced it will conduct a dedicated launch in 2018 featuring one of Astro Digital’s satellites for remote sensing applications. Astro Digital plans to engage Vector to launch at least […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA completed hot-fire testing of an RS-25 rocket engine containing its largest additively manufactured component to date. NASA believes additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, will […]

As Finnish startup Iceye prepares to launch its first satellite in January, the company has set its sights on new markets and use cases beyond the ice monitoring that originally […]

ImageSat International (ISI) has contracted Terran Orbital to develop a high-performance microsatellite, Runner, to be used for Earth Observation (EO) and imaging. According to ISI, Runner will provide ISI with […]

Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) has executed a contract with the Satellite Applications Catapult, to put its miniaturized weather observation technology into space. The mission is part of the In Orbit […]

Nearly everyone in the satellite industry has expressed concerns about the growing pile of space junk in Earth’s orbit. NewSpace company D-Orbit believes it has come up with a simple […]

Thick layers of smoke and ash still hover over the Los Angeles metropolitan area Monday as fire crews continue to defend against the wildfires that have raged on the West […]

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has awarded mu Space a license to operate a satellite service in the country. The 15-year license covers the operation of a satellite […]

Satellite communications technology has reached a “zero delta position,” says Envistacom’s Vice President of Business Operations Nelson Santini. According to Santini, the industry has matured to a point where the […]

The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Radiant.Earth have signed a strategic partnership agreement for knowledge and technology transfer of Earth Observation (EO). Under this agreement, the parties […]

Millennium Space Systems announced the successful completion of its Altair Pathfinder mission objectives last week as the spacecraft reached its six-month milestone and 4,500 hours of successful operations in Low […]

Popularized by the likes of DigitalGlobe and Planet, Earth Observation (EO) data from satellites has already become an indispensible tool in monitoring the natural environment. Could similar methodology be applied […]