Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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SpaceMillennium Space Systems Completes Design Review for Missile Warning Satellite
Millennium Space Systems reports it has completed a program design review (PDR) for a U.S. Space Force missile tracking satellite in just four months, the company announced Wednesday. The satellite is for Space […]
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SpaceDIU Contracts Muon Space to Evaluate Satellite Weather Data
Muon Space has been awarded an option to the company’s contract with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLMC) to collect ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission. Under this […]
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SpaceAtlas Space Operations Names New CEO, Opens Government Subsidiary
Ground software as a service company Atlas Space Operations named John Williams as its new CEO, and opened a government-focused subsidiary, Freedom Space Technologies, the company said this week. Williams joins Atlas Space […]
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SpaceArianespace Bids Farewell to Ariane 5 in Final Mission
Arianespace launched its final Ariane 5 mission on Wednesday evening from French Guiana, marking the end of an era for the workhorse rocket. With the final launch, Europe does not have […]
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SpaceiRocket Wins AFWERX Funding for Reusable Rocket Engine Development
The U.S. Space Force has awarded iRocket $1.8 million in further funding on a Phase II SBIR contract to develop its reusable rocket engine. iRocket — Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. — is developing the Shockwave […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin to Launch Tech Demo on Firefly Aerospace Alpha Vehicle
Lockheed Martin has signed a deal to launch a tech demonstration on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha launch vehicle. This is the first deal between Lockheed Martin and the launcher. Firefly’s Thursday announcement was […]
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SpaceSDA Releases Solicitation for T2TL Alpha Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a solicitation for 100 satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) on June 28. The SDA is looking for industry proposals for 100 “Alpha” satellites that will […]
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SpaceState Department Releases its First Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy
The U.S. Department of State released its first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy this week, outlining how it will use diplomacy to advance U.S. space leadership and expand international cooperation. The framework, released […]
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SpaceStartup Nuview Targets Commercial LiDAR Satellite Constellation
New geospatial satellite startup Nuview emerged from stealth mode on Thursday, with plans to build the first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. LiDAR — which stands for Light Detection and Ranging — collects […]
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SpaceRaytheon Taps CesiumAstro to Supply Phased Array for SDA Tracking Layer
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] has tapped CesiumAstro to supply phased array communications payloads to support its contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. CesiumAstro will provide […]