Government/Military

The FCC will finally have a full slate of five commissioners, as the Senate confirmed Anna Gomez to the FCC on Thursday. The vote was 55-43, in favor. Gomez breaks...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted 13 satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 effort into orbit on Sept. 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded SES Space & Defense a multi-year contract to conduct tests of broadband service across a multi-orbit satellite network.  The award announced Tuesday...

The intelligence community and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) on Thursday released the executive summary of a new framework that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the government in helping to protect...

A U.S. Space Force mission to demonstrate on-demand satellite launch and delivery into an assigned orbit officially entered a six-month window on Aug. 30, in which Millennium Space Systems and...

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Benchmark Space Systems a $2.81 million award to further develop and test thrusters running on ASCENT fuel. ASCENT stands for Advanced Spacecraft Energetic...

Europe’s third flagship space project – IRIS² represents a key staging point when it comes to space capabilities in Europe. With governmental and commercial use cases expected, the development of...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) awarded Voyager Space an  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $900 million ceiling to develop innovative open architecture intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)...

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel put out a call for representatives from diverse and underrepresented communities to apply for membership on the FCC’s Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force, including socially disadvantaged...

Astranis already has a new customer for a demonstration with its Arcturus satellite, which is in orbit over Alaska but unable to fulfill its primary mission.  Astranis announced Friday that...