Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) have successfully linked multiple ground-based antennas at Site 1 in Western Australia, marking a first for the program and advancing efforts to build the most capable deep-space tracking radar system in the world. The calibrated antenna arrays operated as a unified system, enabling pr

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured a two-year early access agreement for its Gen-3 satellite imagery services with a new international customer that began a Gen-2 On-Demand contract in January. The accelerated move to Gen-3 reflects strong demand for combining very high-resolution imagery with low-latency, high-cadence monitoring. CEO Brian O'Toole said BlackSky is increasin

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
In a milestone for India's space sector, a private consortium will design, deploy, and operate the nation's first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS). The planned 12-satellite network will be completed within four to five years at a projected cost exceeding Rs 1,200 crore. The winning team, comprising SatSure, Pixxel Space, PierSight, and Dhruva Space, will execute the mission under

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
ICEYE has launched its latest Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging mode, Scan Wide, delivering the largest scene coverage in its portfolio. With this mode, users can capture up to 60,000 km in a single scene or 120,000 km through multi-frame tasking, ideal for maritime monitoring and dark vessel detection. The new mode leverages ICEYE's phased array imaging technology, offering a range f

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx analysis. Around 50 startups have now emerged worldwide, spurred by progress in experimental reactors and aiming to bring fusion into the commercial domain. IDTechEx's new report, Fusion Energy Mar

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
NASA has extended the PREFIRE mission through September 2026 and broadened its scope from the poles to the entire planet. The twin shoebox-size CubeSats measure how water vapor, clouds, and other components of Earths system trap heat, improving forecasts of storm frequency and intensity. Launched in spring 2024, PREFIRE has been quantifying how much heat escapes to space from the Arctic an

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created and tested a micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) detection system to help satellites and spacecraft identify and characterize debris impacts. The technology ensures operators are aware of collisions even when damage is not immediately visible. Earth's orbital environment is increasingly congested due to exploding satellites, anti-satelli

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Nullspace, a deep tech company creating next-generation electromagnetic simulation software, has raised $2.5 million in seed financing. The round was led by Fathom Fund with participation from Golden Seeds LLC and several strategic angel investors. The capital will support expansion of the engineering team, faster product development, and commercial scaling across aerospace, defense, quantum com

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Voyager Technologies has announced an investment in Latent AI, a specialist in edge-based artificial intelligence that enables data to be processed and acted upon in real time. The collaboration will bring advanced AI processing to orbit and other contested environments where connectivity is limited. "AI is transforming the edge from a passive collector to an active combat multiplier," sta

London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Global Skyware, a unit of Global Invacom Group, has introduced the XY antenna, a field-ready platform engineered for rapid response operations. The system emphasizes modularity, flexibility and fast assembly, supporting both on-the-move and on-the-pause scenarios where dependable connectivity is essential. The XY delivers multi-orbit support across Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Low Eart