Government/Military

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) which will see it provide data reception support of the Biomass satellite scheduled for launch in late […]

Mynaric has won a new contract with Northrop Grumman as part of a key Space Development Agency (SDA) program. The company announced Oct. 18 that announced it will provide Northrop […]

The UK Government has made a further investment to boost the UK space sector. It has unveiled a new competition offering £15 million ($16.8 million) in funding for UK businesses […]

NASA has awarded Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and SpaceLink separate contracts to study near-space communications that would support future Artemis missions to the Moon.   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center announced the […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Inmarsat Government a satellite broadband contract to serve the U.S. Navy worth up to $980 million over a 10-year period. Inmarsat announced […]

U.S. security in the Arctic will require a range of expanded capabilities including improved domain awareness, positioning and communications, more Coast Guard icebreakers and investing in maritime transportation infrastructure, the […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 6 said that it has awarded a firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority prototype contract with a ceiling of about $200 million to Denver’s York […]

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could soon refer Viasat’s pending Inmarsat acquisition to a deeper investigation due to how it might lessen competitiveness in the in-flight connectivity […]

While the first launch of nine to 10 Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 satellites has slipped from September until December, SDA said that it still plans to have a […]

Avanti Communications has won a new deal in the area of government communications. The operator announced Oct. 6 it had signed a contract with an unnamed major industry partner to […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Ball Aerospace a contract to build 10 satellites and accompanying ground systems to serve as the experimental testbed (NExT) of the National Defense Space […]

Viasat is selling its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies in a nearly $2 billion divestiture that the companies say sharpens Viasat’s core focus and deepens […]

NASA and SpaceX plan to study using the Dragon crew spacecraft to boost the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the […]

The FCC on Thursday adopted a new rule that requires satellite operators in Low-Earth Orbit to dispose of their satellites, calling it an important step in space safety and orbital […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has signed a slew of new study contracts in the commercial radio frequency (RF) remote sensing arena. The NRO announced the contracts Sept. 28. Companies […]

Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee have asked the FCC to postpone making a decision on an order concerning orbital debris in Thursday’s meeting. […]

Space assets play a vital role in modern warfare and keeping them secure is a priority. For the U.S. government and the Space Force, this is a key challenge as […]

The National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) is funding nine awards totaling $13.8 million to industry and federal agencies to produce new concepts for instrument technologies, ground systems and other […]

ClearSpace won a new contract from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to lead a consortium to design a debris removal mission. The contract announced Monday follows the successful completion of a feasibility […]

The U.S. Space Force has completed an analysis of alternatives (AoA) on future ground moving indication (GMTI), including the possibility of space-based GMTI, to replace the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance […]

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) renewed its contract with Maxar Technologies for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) program. The G-EGD program, started in 2011, provides unclassified imagery to […]

The U.K. government approved the Viasat/Inmarsat business combination on Friday under the National Security & Investment Act. This is one step in Viasat’s necessary approvals from the U.K. government and […]

NASA announced funds for three projects to study orbital debris on Sept. 14, to help the agency tackle the space sustainability issue. The awards are through NASA’s Office of Technology, […]

U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, the Space Force’s chief […]

SpaceX has submitted an appeal to the FCC for dropping its Starlink service from the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidizing internet service in rural areas, claiming […]

A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Ligado Networks found that Ligado’s network plans will not cause harmful interference to most GPS receivers, but will […]

The White House released a formal plan to support the space workforce, along with a coalition of space companies focused on growing the skilled technical workforce.  The Interagency Roadmap to […]

Five companies have signed Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) with U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to develop rockets to deliver cargo and personnel rapidly around the globe. SpaceX and BlueOrigin were already pursuing […]

FARNBOROUGH, England — The space industry in the U.K. is developing rapidly, with increased focus on the sector due to the recent National Space Strategy unveiled a year ago. The […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has a deal to use Intelsat General Corporation’s FlexAir service for airborne communications. Intelsat announced the deal for IGC partner Telecom International on Wednesday.  […]