Spire Global awarded National Reconnaissance Office contract for radio frequency data
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for commercial radio frequency (RF) remote sensing. Spire won a contract as part of the NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) program in September 2022.
Spire is proud to announce two options were exercised extending the performance period through Space ISAC stands up operational watch center to keep pace with proliferating threats to space systems
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Space ISAC, its founding board of directors and executive director launched Space ISAC's Operational Watch Center and its initial operational capability today. This is a crucial milestone for Space ISAC, whose executive, operational, and administrative functions are operated by the National Cybersecurity Center (NCC), and the global space industry, as they address the growing threats and vulnera Space Development Agency launches Tranche 0 satellites
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced the successful initial launch of Tranche 0 (T0) of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), the Transport and Tracking Layer satellites that will demonstrate the low-latency communication links to support the warfighter with a resilient network of integrated capabilities, including tracking of advanced missile threats, from low-Earth National Reconnaissance Office awards contract extension to Kleos
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Kleos Space Inc. (Kleos), subsidiary of Kleos Space S.A. ASX: KSS, a space-powered defense and intelligence technology company, has been awarded the Stage Two option on its current contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as part of the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement (SCE BAA) Framework.
The NRO is responsible for maintaining global vigilance in t SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite Transfers to SpOC
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Space Operations Command recently took control of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Satellite-6 from
Space Systems Command on March 24, 2023.
"Space Delta 4 and the 2nd Space Warning Squadron are honored to add SBIRS GEO-6 to our repertoire of missile warning and tracking sensors," said Col. Miguel Cruz, Space Delta 4 commander. "Our mission area has Raytheon Technologies selected by US Navy for anti-ship strike weapon
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for phase one of the Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare weapon program, or HALO. HALO is a carrier-based offensive anti-ship strike weapon that supports the U.S. Navy's long range fires strategy.
"The U.S. Navy requires a highly capable and survivable weapon that's adaptable for future relevance," said Thales Alenia Space wins contracts for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites with synthetic aperture radars (SAR) and one satellite based on optical technology for the Italian Earth observation constellation, IRIDE. This innovative new constellation, based on a number of different sensing in Two views of Las Vegas
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 09:55
These two images show a large part of the city of Las Vegas and parts of its surroundings. One is a true colour representation (left) and one is a false colour representation (right).
The images were acquired by the German environmental satellite EnMAP, which captured a 41-kilometre by 122-kilometre image strip of the region on 12 July 2022. The total area is approximately 5077 square kilo Spotlight on Ganymede, Juice’s primary target
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 07:34
A key focus of ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will be Ganymede: Jupiter’s largest moon, and an ideal natural laboratory for studying the icy worlds of the Solar System.
Juice meets Ariane 5
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 07:25
Over the past few days, Juice has been transferred to the final assembly building and mounted onto the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry it into space. These photos capture the key milestones in this process.
Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 19:24
Apple executive Doug Beck has been named as the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Defense Department announced April 4.
Apex to launch first satellite in 2024
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 13:10
Small satellite manufacturer Apex will launch its first satellite next year as a demonstration of its capabilities as it prepares for large-scale production.
Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 13:00
A thruster issue was behind a temporary outage of Arabsat’s aging Badr-6 broadcast satellite in February, according to an executive for the Saudi Arabia-based operator.
50 years after NASA's Apollo mission, moon rocks still have secrets to reveal
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 12:52
How Juice was made ready for Jupiter
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 11:10
Deciding to go to Jupiter was the easy part: it’s by far the largest planet around the Sun, resembling a Solar System in its own right with its many moons, three of which may well be home to hidden oceans beneath their icy surfaces. Then came the practical question: how do we actually put together a mission to go there? It was here that ESA’s Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality lent its support to the Juice team, tackling numerous technical challenges that threatened to bar Europe’s way to the king of planets.