Focus: North America

When the future U.S. Space Command is stood up, the Air Force Space Command’s Joint Forces Space Component Command (JFSCC) two main mission areas will be reborn under the new...

The U.S. Marine Corps recently began fielding a next-generation narrowband satellite communication system that assists warfighters in connecting to networks on the battlefield. Fielded in the first quarter of 2019,...

Investigators will examine whether a secretive spy satellite program designed to snoop on other satellites is being properly managed, the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General said Wednesday. The probe...

Relativity secured an agreement with the NASA and an incentive package from the Mississippi Development Authority to expand facilities and infrastructure at NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County,...

Most people are aware of the Trump administration’s plans for a “Space Force,” but few are clear on how it will fit within DoD structure, how it operate differently than...

Mitsubishi Electric launched a Space and Sensing Systems division at its Cypress, CA headquarters. The new division will sell satellite on-board equipment including solar array panels, lithium-ion batteries, and Radio Frequency...

Maxar Technologies was awarded a study contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). This contract aims to help enable the U.S. government to gain a greater understanding of Maxar’s current...

FMC GlobalSat will provide its 4G/Long-Term Satellite (LTSAT) connectivity solution aboard all four American Queen Steamboat vessels, helping to enable internet broadband connectivity for more than one-thousand passengers on a daily basis....

Maxar Technologies revealed that it was awarded multiple contracts in the first quarter of 2019 to provide Earth intelligence solutions to U.S. government agencies, with a total value of more...

David Tolley will join Intelsat as its new Executive Vice President and CFO, effective June 3. He most recently served as the CFO of OneWeb and served on the operator’s...