Government/Military

SpaceX has secured a $130 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force for launch services to deliver the Air Force Space Command-52 (AFSPC-52) satellite using it’s Falcon Heavy rocket....

Northrop Grumman has successfully powered up the two main parts of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, signaling a milestone event in the test and integration phase of the program. The...

President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker...

The European Commission (EC), seeking to assert more control over European space policy, regulation and governance, has published a proposal for a regulation establishing the EU space program and the...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will develop a proof of concept system to enable satellite communication roaming capability for the U.S. government, under a $2.6 million contract. The system will...

In the wake of the hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands last year, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is making available hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Harris Corporation has delivered an environmental monitoring sensor for the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 (GOSAT-2), which will significantly enhance Japan’s ability to monitor greenhouse gases from space. The Harris-built Thermal...

Geospatial analytics provider Orbital Insight has signed an exclusive agreement to bundle its products with the Emergency Flood Mapping Services of e-Geos for the U.S. government. This partnership provides government...

General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to restore and maintain a satellite system simulator for students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Spacecraft Research and Design...

Japan has put another satellite into orbit to gather intelligence for national security purposes, as reported by NHK. An H2A rocket carrying the intelligence-gathering satellite lifted off from Tanegashima Space...