Anne Wainscott-Sargent

Space may not officially be the United States’ 17th critical infrastructure sector. But in practice, experts across government, academia, and industry say it already functions as one — deeply embedded […]

CanarySat Satellite Services, the new Arquimea-backed satellite operator emerging from Spain’s Canary Islands, unveiled Magec, its advanced Ka-band, Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation last week during SATShow Week. Magec, a planned network […]

The majority of SATShow attendees polled at the start of Wednesday’s General Session indicated that the space industry’s outlook was too uncertain to assess, while others considered the current climate […]

Officials from Redwire and Moog cemented a recent $12.8 million contract to integrate Redwire’s Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array (ELSA) wings with Moog’s largest satellite bus on Tuesday during SATShow Week. […]

As the Startup Space pitch competition celebrates its 10th anniversary at this year’s SATShow Week, organizers, judges, and past-year winners say it has become a true on-ramp to the commercial […]

The race for space dominance continues shifting north to the Arctic. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 significantly heightened European and broader Western interest in securing the Arctic. […]

As the fast-evolving commercial satellite sector looks to leverage the advantages of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), situated at the edge of space in orbits between 250 and 400 kilometers […]

The planned development of Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s ambitious space-based missile defense system, continues to galvanize the space industry, from defense primes to space startups and data analytics firms. […]

In the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, investors remain optimistic for the global space economy’s growth trajectory, with ramp-ups in defense spending and more nations making space capabilities a […]

While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space industry experts weighed in on […]

As 2024 concludes on the heels of increasing global conflicts and a contentious U.S. presidential election, the satellite and space industry is poised for an interesting 12 months as LEO, […]

From the earliest days of NASA’s Apollo Program to the launch of the International Space Station (ISS), Canada has stood out as a pioneer and trusted U.S. partner in space […]

Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) disruptive potential has consumed the terrestrial world, especially with the arrival of large language models like ChatGPT that are rewriting the nature of work and what’s possible […]

Ensuring the world’s 8.5 billion mobile phones never lose coverage isn’t a new idea, but it’s becoming increasingly viable, thanks to more powerful antennas and the arrival of Low-Earth Orbit […]

Long before the first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites began launching by the likes of SpaceX and OneWeb, a crop of innovative smallsat manufacturers began building a new type of factory. […]

The days of the ground satellite segment trailing space capabilities are fast disappearing with a wave of new ground advances that support multi-orbit constellations and the specifications that both 5G […]

At any given moment around the world, 15 percent of the planet’s 5.2 billion mobile phone users are not connected, according to research conducted by Lynk, the first company to […]

The satellite industry had a wake-up call earlier this year when the Russian government waged a cyberattack against a commercial satellite operator on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine. […]

As the missions and business cases for smallsats evolve and grow, smallsat propulsion is innovating to keep up. Smallsats need more flexibility and maneuverability, and access to multiple orbits. How […]

As more countries and constellation providers launch into space, the urgency for better space situation awareness and potential collision risks grows. Yet the question of whether space is really crowded […]

The half-century push to carry humans and cargo to space, initially funded by governments and enabled by investments and ingenuity of space sector visionaries, is here at last. What are […]

When SpaceX first championed private launch vehicles using reusable rocket stages, it led to more affordable launch services, spurring the smallsat revolution in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and the birth of […]

Smallsats increasingly define the commercial space launch market, with a desire for independent access to space driving a new push by small launchers around the world. The number of small […]

Cloud computing – pushing an organization’s data away from on-premise servers to the virtual environment – is commonplace today for enterprises, with nearly seven in 10 businesses already using cloud […]

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 […]

3D printing – once the domain of nerdy hobbyists – is gaining momentum across multiple industries including the satellite sector thanks to the efforts of NASA to advance 3D printing […]

2020 is set to be the year of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) as more providers build out their business cases and constellations for operating in LEO, a market that promises to […]

There’s no shortage of excitement about the coming new space decade, from the U.S. priority to get back to the moon, to the launch of the first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]

As a breakthrough technology, blockchain inspires many tech innovators to compare it to the industrial and internet revolutions. Why, and what does it mean for the space industry? This digital […]

Hitching a ride to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) soon will no longer be the domain of elite trained astronauts — it will be within reach of wealthy private citizens as […]