Phantom Space acquires Micro Aerospace Solutions
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:26
Phantom Space Corporation has reported the successful acquisition of Micro Aerospace Solutions, a leader in space communications systems, space propulsion systems, and electrical hardware design for spacecraft and rockets. The acquisition has further propelled Phantom towards its goal of democratizing space access by mass manufacturing launch vehicles, satellites, and space propulsion systems. T Northrop Grumman demonstrates open architecture high-speed connectivity
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:26
Northrop Grumman Corporation has validated the open architecture nature of its advanced gateway system offering by successfully integrating and demonstrating a new High Capacity Backbone (HCB) capability provided by L3Harris Technologies with one of Northrop Grumman's platform agnostic gateway systems. By combining existing gateway translations across existing data links and AI enhanced networki Raytheon Intelligence and Space completes Next Gen OPIR Block 0 Milestone
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:26
Raytheon Intelligence and Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed a Critical Design Review of its competitive sensor payload design for the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared or Next-Gen OPIR, Block 0 GEO missile warning satellites, which are being designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
"Protecting the U.S. and our allies Hughes awarded IDIQ Contract by U.S. Air Force to offer enterprise satellite networking solutions
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:26
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded one of several prime positions on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $950,000,000 by the U.S. Air Force to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). Hughes will offer flexible satellite communications solutions that leverage open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enab Fast changes between the solar seasons resolved by new sun clock
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:26
Violent activity on our Sun leads to some of the most extreme space weather events on Earth, impacting systems such as satellites, communications systems, power distribution and aviation. The roughly 11 year cycle of solar activity has three 'seasons', each of which affects the space weather felt at Earth differently: (i) solar maximum, the sun is active and disordered, when space weather is sto Spire Global’s shares slip after first day of trading
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 20:53
Shares in Spire Global, the small satellite constellation operator, closed down 5.2% to $9.41 at the end of its first day as a public company Aug. 17.
Download our August 16 issue of SpaceNews magazine
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 18:20
Download the digital edition of the August 16 issue of SpaceNews magazine, provided compliments of Boeing.
Mark Baird named president of VOX Space
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 18:12
Mark Baird, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, has been named president of VOX Space.
Report: Space security a growing concern as activities proliferate in orbit
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 16:56
The Space Foundation and KMPG released a new report Aug. 17 titled 'Navigating Space: A Vision for the Space Domain'
O3b mPOWER get first cloud customer, on track for launch even as COVID-19 issues loom
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 16:25
Microsoft is pivoting from being a partner to also a customer of SES’ next-generation O3b mPOWER broadband constellation, which SES said remains on schedule despite an ongoing threat of supply chain disruption from COVID-19.
RUAG Space: World leader for satellite separation systems
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 13:01
Nearly 1000 satellites were separated in orbit with separation systems from RUAG Space. The company is leading the commercial market in this area.
Rocket Lab to launch Finnish cubesat
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 10:10
A Finnish cubesat designed to test satellite deorbiting technologies will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron after delays with its original launch on a Momentus tug.
Former Commerce official Kevin O’Connell joins board of advisors of startup Kayhan Space
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 09:00
Kayhan Space, a startup focused on space situational awareness and collision avoidance technologies, announced Aug. 17 that Kevin O’Connell has joined its board of advisors.
SpaceWERX launch drives AFWERX small business focus on universities and on-orbit capability
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 07:19
On August 19, SpaceWERX will officially launch. The kickoff will include a virtual Space Force Pitch Day highlighting the key partnership between the Department of the Air Force and small businesses by awarding up to $34 million to innovative startups competing for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contracts. At the launch, SpaceWERX will also announce key initiatives to jumpstart the US sensor architecture not sufficient to detect hypersonic missiles
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 07:19
US military's sensor architecture is not sufficient to effectively detect hypersonic missiles across the world while Russia today is the leading nation for this technology, US Strategic Command chief Adm. Charles Richard said on Thursday.
"It [hypersonic technology] creates challenges that permeate the responsibility of STRATCOM, SPACECOM, NORTHCOM, and every other combatant command," Rich