Government/Military

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has named Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as the new deputy director, with the departure of Deputy Director Ryan Frigm.  SDA announced Sandhoo’s appointment on July...

Top space industry organizations are urging Congress to fund the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its space traffic coordination system after NOAA’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 details...

The UK Space Agency is starting a new 75.6 million pound ($103 million) procurement process for an active debris removal mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit. UKSA said in...

Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman for a $2.8 billion contract to build the first...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr detailed his policy agenda for the FCC in a July 2 speech, including a number of details relevant to the satellite industry, including action in the...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on July 1 released the Europa solicitation for prototype space vehicles, seeking proposals for advanced communication protocols, and commercial solutions based on government taskings. The Tranche...

Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a...

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that it has awarded SpaceX a nearly $82 million contract to launch the USSF-178 mission under a National Security Space...

The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27.  The letter...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Maxar Intelligence a delivery order under the Luno A program for commercial analytic services.  Maxar said on June 27 the order specifically deals...