Technology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization for “bridge” ventilators built by Virgin Orbit. The company said in an April 22 release that it expects...

The U.S. Army has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $27 million contract for sustainment and support of satellite communication terminals, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced April 21.  The contract...

This year, Isotropic Systems is in its final stage of collaboration with SES on software-defined, multi-beam customer edge terminal antennas compatible with O3b mPOWER — ahead of the commercial launch...

Engility Services, LLC., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) was awarded a $655 million contract to modernize satellite ground systems for the U.S. Space Force (USSF).  The contract...

Inmarsat has approved Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream 5000 MK II antenna system for use over the Inmarsat Global Xpress network. The KaStream 5000 MK II antenna system supports commercial and military...

Intelsat satellite IS-901 has returned to service after docking with Northrop Grumman‘s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1). In late February, Northrop Grumman and its subsidiary SpaceLogistics LLC successfully docked MEV-1 to IS-901,...

The digital economy has become a major driver of total economic growth. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated the combined value of platform companies with a...

The U.K. Space Agency, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), have deployed approximately $2.8 million to develop space-enabled technology and services in order to aid the National Health...

Virgin Galactic has designed and built several prototype patient oxygen hoods through a partnership with sister company The Spaceship Company, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, and two entities in Antelope...

A group within Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received a $1.1 million order for Satcom antenna feeds from what it calls a major U.S. satellite communications manufacturer, the company announced April...