Focus: North America

In a public demonstration, Viasat and Jamaican operator ReadyNet successfully showed how Viasat’s high-speed satellite internet service could help connect communities and businesses across Jamaica. The demonstration took place in Portland, Jamaica,...

The U.S. Air Force used Raytheon Company‘s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of its second GPS III satellite into space. The ground...

MDA, a Maxar company, was awarded two contracts from the Canadian Space Agency for work on Phase A of the Gateway External Robotic Interfaces project. The Gateway External Robotic Interfaces...

SolAero Technologies, a provider of  solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products for satellite and aerospace applications, was awarded a contract by Maxar Technologies to power the Power and Propulsion...

Planet, Salo Sciences, and Vibrant Planet partnered to develop the California Forest Observatory (CFO) — a new platform that aims to dynamically map forest structure and fuel loads down to...

NASA selected two proposals to demonstrate small satellite technologies to improve science observations in deep space, which could help NASA develop better models to predict space weather events that can affect...

PAR Technology revealed that its subsidiary, Rome Research Corporation (RRC), was awarded a five-year (base plus five options) firm-fixed-price contract with a potential and expected total value of $26.2 million....

BAE Systems was awarded a Phase 2 contract to develop Machine Learning (ML) capabilities aimed to help the military gain better awareness of space scenarios for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to evolve the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) system, the Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) system. The BMDS operates...

Spaceflight managed the procurement, integration, and mission management services for three spacecraft on Rocket Lab’s next mission aboard an Electron rocket. This mission, called “Look Ma, No Hands” by Rocket Lab,...