Government/Military

The U.S. government lifted certain restrictions on commercial remote sensing satellite companies on Monday. The changes came from NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) office, which is a division […]

The FCC is kicking off an inquiry into non-federal spectrum usage, particularly how new data sources and technologies like AI can aid with spectrum management. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said […]

Viasat is launching a new family of modem solutions, Black ICE Software Defined Radio product line. The Black ICE SDR modem solutions can be integrated with commercial off-the-shelf and custom […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is committing a further 15 million pounds ($19.1 million) in funding for satellite Earth observation (EO) technologies. The UKSA announced the new initiative Aug. 2. […]

U.S. Space Command is set to achieve full operational capability (FOC) this month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, confirmed the […]

Xona Space Systems has received $1.2 million in further AFWERX funding after demonstrating precision position, navigation, and timing (PNT) signals on its demonstration satellite, Huginn.  AFWERX is the innovation arm […]

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is asking the FCC to consider new spectrum rules to ensure reliable communications for commercial space launches.  According to a July 28 FCC release, the rules […]

Under a Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program that may be worth $900 million, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) […]

Indian hyperspectral earth-imaging technology firm Pixxel won a grant under the Indian Air Force‘s iDEX Prime program to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites, the company announced Tuesday. Pixxel will to develop […]

Maxar Technologies’ new satellite bus, called the Maxar 300 series, has completed its first critical design review (CDR), the company announced Monday.  Maxar is developing this satellite bus to support […]

Thales Alenia Space signed new contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the ground mission segment for Galileo Second Generation (GSG) and for system engineering activities, and two contracts […]

PlanetiQ is beginning to deliver radio occlusion data to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a previously awarded contract. PlanetiQ announced this week it will begin daily delivery of […]

The 133 commercial space companies that provide systems for U.S. military use do not have automatic protection for those systems from U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), the head of SPACECOM said […]

While U.S. Space Force thus far has split National Security Space Launch (NSSL) between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA), the service plans to have one more provider by the end of NSSL […]

Fairwinds Technologies awarded Comtech a $30 million contract for its Troposcatter family of systems (FOS) to support U.S. Army tactical communications. Comtech announced the award on July 13.  Fairwinds is […]

Millennium Space Systems reports it has completed a program design review (PDR) for a U.S. Space Force missile tracking satellite in just four months, the company announced Wednesday. The satellite […]

Muon Space has been awarded an option to the company’s contract with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLMC) to collect ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission.  Under this […]

Propulsion company Phase Four received a funding increase from the Air Force Research Laboratory and its innovation arm AFWERX. The $4.26 million funding increase is focused on developing a propellant […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded iRocket $1.8 million in further funding on a Phase II SBIR contract to develop its reusable rocket engine. iRocket — Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a solicitation for 100 satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) on June 28. The SDA is looking for industry proposals for 100 […]

House GOP appropriators note that the U.S. Space Force fiscal year 2024 budget request is more than $30 billion — a $3.9 billion, 15% increase over last year’s enacted level, […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded SES Space & Defense a five-year X-band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of $134 million.  The contract announced Wednesday is […]

Google connectivity-focused spinoff Aalyria has a new contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop over-the-horizon connectivity for the Navy’s sea, air, and land […]

The Biden Administration is investing $42.45 billion in a high-speed broadband program with the goal of connecting every resident and small business with high-speed internet by 2030, the White House […]

Aarti Holla-Maini will lead the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) as its director, the UN announced Monday. Holla-Maini succeeds Simonetta Di Pippo of Italy.  Holla-Maini lives in […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded GMV a contract worth more than 200 million euros ($218 million) to develop the ground segment for in-orbit control and validation of the Galileo […]

For decades, the mention of space-faring nations has brought to mind major players like the United States, Russia, China, India, and Europe. But that dynamic is rapidly shifting. In recent […]

India has signed the Artemis Accords, a multinational agreement with a common vision for space exploration. India and the U.S. announced the signing on Thursday while India’s Prime Minister Narendra […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45, Space Systems Command (SSC), and United Launch Alliance (ULA), launched the NRO’s NROL-68 satellite on June 22 from Cape […]

Mynaric will supply Raytheon Technologies with optical communication terminals for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program under a deal announced Wednesday.  Raytheon is building seven satellites […]