Calvin Biesecker

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract for space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) to multiple vendors to begin development activities, Air Force […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As part of the Space Force’s rollout of its new acquisition structure, the communications layer of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Chinese actions in space the past year around refueling and logistics in orbit have further “intensified” the Defense Department’s need to develop a space maneuver warfare strategy, U.S. […]

Rocket Lab on Tuesday said it closed its acquisition of optical communications terminal (OCT) supplier Mynaric AG for $155.3 million, $5.3 million more than the original deal terms announced in […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — To meet the Defense Department’s appetite for orbital warfare capabilities, Lockheed Martin is self-funding two next-generation space dominance efforts for rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) and command […]

Commercial satellite operator and spatial intelligence provider Vantor on Thursday introduced two new classes of electro-optical imaging satellites that packaged together offer its customers high-resolution imagery and frequent revisit rates around the […]

Starfish Space on Tuesday said it has raised about $110 million in a Series B round that will be used to execute orbital servicing missions already on contract, boost production of […]

BlackSky Technology on Tuesday said a $99 million contract it received from the Air Force Research Laboratory in early March that will accelerate the design and development of a large […]

Anduril Industries on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a small business that brings a global network of more than 400 consumer-grade telescopes for space domain awareness and software […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Monday said it has awarded a $30 million prototype contract to AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate low-latency tactical satellite communications using the company’s commercial spacecraft. The Other […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Tuesday said it has awarded contracts to HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) to provide commercial satellite-based remote sensing capabilities, marking the first of three tranches of awards […]

Vantor on Thursday said it received a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide automated analytics on real-time changes in Earth’s terrain, helping the agency with its […]

The U.S. Space Force late Tuesday night successfully launched a GPS III satellite into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, adding to the service’s constellation of more accurate […]

CACI International on Monday said it has agreed to acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 billion in cash, a deal that would make it a major player in high-end imaging payloads for classified […]

HawkEye 360 on Thursday said it has acquired Innovative Signals Analysis (ISA) in a deal that is financially accretive, adds government customers and strengthens its platform for generating insights from the […]

Quindar, a small software company that has developed a spacecraft mission control platform, has raised $18 million in a new funding round to establish a classified mission operations center that […]

Space technology company York Space Systems on Monday filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) that would take the 13-year-old private equity-backed company public. The pricing of York’s […]

Voyager Technologies on Monday said it has acquired ExoTerra Resource in a deal that gives it capabilities in compact electric propulsion systems used to maneuver satellites in orbit. Terms of the […]

Planet Labs on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The National […]

Firefly Aerospace on Sunday afternoon said it has agreed to acquire SciTec, Inc., a small company with expertise in data processing and data analytics that support the intelligence community and […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Testing last spring on the impact of Link 16 radio signals broadcast from space on the national airspace showed no impact and should clear the road […]

Excited by strong customer demand, investors are pouring another $200 million into satellite bus developer and manufacturer Apex to enable the company to continue buttressing efforts to accelerate production and vertically integrate. […]

New Mexico-based startup mPower Technology, Inc., said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin that will help accelerate the company’s efforts to scale production of its solar modules. The investment by Lockheed […]

York Space Systems said on Monday that it has delivered 21 communications satellites — what are to be the first non-prototype Space Development Agency (SDA) birds to contribute to military […]

Satellite developer and operator York Space Systems has agreed to acquire Atlas Space Operations, adding a global provider of satellite communications ground infrastructure that together York believes improve its operations and provide […]

Maxar Intelligence on Tuesday said it received $204.7 million in new multi-year contracts from three existing customers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to boost sovereign defense and intelligence […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on July 1 released the Europa solicitation for prototype space vehicles, seeking proposals for advanced communication protocols, and commercial solutions based on government taskings. The Tranche […]

Maxar Intelligence on Wednesday announced a new solution suite that applies artificial intelligence-enabled analytics to geospatial imagery for persistent global monitoring of fixed sites and vessels on the open sea to […]

BlackSky Technology has received a potential $24-plus million task order to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with object detection monitoring of military and economic facilities worldwide. The initial award […]

Satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Tuesday said it has opened a 50,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the startup’s first as it prepares to begin production of its highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft. The […]