Government/Military

Canadian province Ontario is canceling an award to SpaceX for Starlink internet service in remote communities after President Trump instituted U.S. tariffs against Canada at midnight on March 4. Ontario...

York Space Systems (York) expanded its satellite platform portfolio, adding the M-CLASS, which is now its largest platform. The company announced the M-CLASS on Jan. 29. The M-CLASS builds upon...

President Trump has signed an executive order for the Pentagon to move out on developing an “Iron Dome for America,” a massive, likely multi-billion dollar project that will utilize space-based...

On his first day in office, President Trump named a list of acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions until his nominees are confirmed, including Janet Petro to serve as acting NASA...

NASA selected Viasat for the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, to provide global ground segment support services to NASA missions, Viasat announced Jan. 21. Viasat plans to support NASA...

Brendan Carr is now chairman of the FCC after President Trump signed an executive order designating Carr to the position on his first day in office on Jan. 20.  Trump...

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Olivia Trusty as a Republican commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission, Trump announced Jan. 16. Trusty is currently the policy director for the U.S. Senate Committee...

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will keynote the opening of the GovMilSpace program at SATELLITE 2025.  Whitworth has served as director of the NGA...

Voyager Space rebranded as Voyager Technologies, seeking to emphasize its role in national security and space innovation, the company announced Jan. 16.  The company restructured its operations into three segments:...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 13 companies to provide geospatial intelligence under the Luno B contract, the agency announced Wednesday.  Luno B is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract...