Government/Military

WSJ Reports Blue Origin Contracted for ULA Vulcan First Stage

NASA Adds ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch Services Catalog

By Rachel Jewett | April 16, 2021

ULA is now able to compete to launch future NASA missions on its Vulcan Centaur rocket, which is currently in development. On April 15, NASA announced that it had awarded...

Government/Military

Lockheed Martin Releases New Line of Mid-Size ISR Satellites

By Rachel Jewett | April 13, 2021

Lockheed Martin is releasing a new line of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites designed for larger constellations and rapid satellite production. According to the Tuesday announcement, this line is...

Government/Military

Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and General Atomics Win DARPA Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Contracts

By Rachel Jewett | April 12, 2021

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin contracts for the first phase of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) demonstration program. The...

Finance

OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson Talks Telcos and Terminals

By Rachel Jewett | April 7, 2021

In one of his first public speaking appearances as OneWeb’s new CEO, Neil Masterson emphasized OneWeb’s go-to-market strategy for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as a business-to-business model, working with...

Government/Military

Secure World Foundation Says Russia is Testing New LEO, GEO Anti-Satellite Technologies

By Jeffrey Hill | April 6, 2021

The Secure World Foundation released a report suggesting that Russia is testing new Anti-Satellite (ASAT) and Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) technologies that could threaten spacecraft in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), and...

Partner Content

SimbaCom: Boots on the Ground

April 2, 2021

Satellite-based telecommunications and information technology solutions worldwide with services in some of the world’s most remote and hazardous environments SimbaCom provides End-to-end communication solution designs, engineering, test and evaluation,...

Government/Military

From the Archive: 2018 Interview with Sen. Bill Nelson

By Anne Wainscott-Sargent | April 1, 2021

President Biden recently announced his pick for NASA administrator — former Florida Senator Bill Nelson — selecting another former congressman to follow Jim Bridenstine. He is known for being the...

Government/Military

Industry Applauds Biden Decision to Keep National Space Council

By Rachel Jewett | March 31, 2021

The White House plans to keep the National Space Council that was reinstated by former President Trump, a move applauded by the space community. The move was first reported by...

Government/Military

US Army Awards Maxar GEOINT Contract Worth up to $48M

By Rachel Jewett | March 29, 2021

The U.S. Army has awarded Maxar Technologies a geospatial intelligence support contract worth as much as $48.3 million, the company announced Monday. The award is a Small Business Innovation Research...

Connectivity

OneWeb Partners With TrustComm as US Military Distribution Partner

By Rachel Jewett | March 26, 2021

TrustComm, a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite communications application specialist, is now a distribution partner of OneWeb. The companies announced an MoU on March 26 that TrustComm will deliver...