Chuck Beames, executive chairman of York Space Systems and founder of the SmallSat Alliance, is joining the board of advisors for Slingshot Aerospace, a space situational awareness company based in Texas and California. He joins KD Geospatial Solutions CEO Karen Diener, former NASA Astronaut Susan Helms, and several others on Slingshot's leadership committee. Beames previously…

Telesat reported its 2020 financial results on Thursday, with a 10% decline in revenue compared to the prior year, and forecasted a $356 billion total addressable market (TAM) for its business in the future with the Lightspeed constellation.   For the year, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of $820 million Canadian dollars ($648 million). The company cited…

Comtech Telecommunications has closed its acquisition of UHP Networks, a satellite ground station technology company based in Canada. Comtech set its sights on UHP Networks for the company’s implementation techniques for Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technology, which Comtech said is the best support for very large networks.  All UHP employees are expected to join…

Space industry research and consultancy firm Bryce Space and Technology is changing its name to BryceTech. The company, founded in 2016 by Carissa Christensen, said the new name better aligned with its future growth strategy, as it  broadens its capabilities and client base. BryceTech will maintain the Bryce Space and Technology brand as a business…