Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
The preliminary data from the MTG-I1 satellite, the first of a new generation of meteorological satellites for the even better monitoring and forecasting of severe weather events, are breathtaking. They keep the promise of a revolution in weather forecasting and in nowcasting destructive extreme weather events. As the calibration and validation of the various elements of the spacecraft and

Broomfield CO (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Ball Aerospace successfully concluded testing on the Weather System Follow-on - Microwave (WSF-M) satellite this week, representing the completion of the first of two satellites Ball is delivering for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Once on orbit, WSF-M will provide the Department of Defense with critical data meant t

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
At this year's World Satellite Business Week in Paris, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) announced an investment and collaboration with Open Cosmos, a space technology company that focuses on the design, manufacturing and integration of satellites. Open Cosmos builds and operates space missions, providing access to high quality satellite data and insights on a global scale via a data services platform.

Boca Raton FL (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) has announced the launch of our Responsive Space Initiative. Under this initiative, we are committed to providing our customers with satellite buses within just 30 days and complete satellite systems with integrated payloads within 60 days. There are seven new satellite buses that will be participating in this program. Our advanced production capabilities throug

Lincoln NB (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center, with guidance and administration from the National Strategic Research Institute, are advancing development of a first-of-its-kind prophylactic to help protect U.S. troops from the effects of acute radiation syndrome. ARS is caused by exposure to high levels of radiation, which could result from a dirty

Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Ursa Space Systems, Inc., a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order in support of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). This task order, requested by SSC's Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (SRT) Cell, provided situational awareness to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a pervasive global maritime security

Santa Fe NM (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Solstar Space reports it will continue development of its Critical Data Relay Spacecraft Operational Status (CritDR-SOS), also known as the Deke Space Communicator (Deke), under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract valued at $1,249,269. Solstar's small form-factor Deke integrates with a spacecraft's Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding (TT&C) system to provide bi-dir

Reston VA (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
SES Space and Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES focused on delivering satellite network solutions for the U.S. Government, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a series of tests to integrate space broadband services across a multi-orbit satellite network in support of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet

Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
A new Naval Research Laboratory funded project led by a UCF researcher will work to create a morphing hypersonic engine for ultra-fast travel, building on UCF's already leading edge developing hypersonic propulsion. Hypersonic propulsion would allow for air travel at speeds of Mach 6 to 17, or more than 4,600 to 13,000 mph, and has applications in commercial and space travel. Although the

Carlsbad CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), reports that Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Inmarsat Government is one of 16 companies select