Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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Air ForceHughes Awarded IDIQ Contract for US Army Advanced Battle Management System
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded one of several prime positions on a U.S. Air Force contract to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). Hughes said Tuesday that it […]
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SpaceChirag Parikh Named Executive Secretary of National Space Council
The White House has named Chirag Parikh as executive secretary of the National Space Council. Parikh is the senior director of Azure Space at Microsoft [MSFT], and was previously the […]
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SpaceSpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite on Reused Booster in a US Military Milestone
SpaceX’s latest GPS III launch was its fourth time launching this type of satellite for the U.S. military, but last Thursday’s mission marked a brand-new milestone: It was the first […]
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BudgetNASA Requests Budget Increase to Fund Priorities Like Artemis and Climate Research
The White House has requested record funding for NASA in fiscal year 2022 of $24.8 billion to fund priorities like the Artemis lunar program and research to fight climate change. This is […]
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Air ForceOneWeb, Hughes to Demonstrate LEO Connectivity for US Air Force Research Lab
OneWeb has signed its first commercial services contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The company will work with Hughes Network Systems to demonstrate managed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications services to […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Introduces More Powerful LX-Class Spacecraft for Government, Commercial Missions
York Space Systems is adding a larger and more powerful platform called the LX-Class to its family of spacecraft platforms. The new platform is built off of the York S-Class, and […]
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SpaceOneWeb Partners With TrustComm as US Military Distribution Partner
TrustComm, a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite communications application specialist, is now a distribution partner of OneWeb. The companies announced an MoU on March 26 that TrustComm will deliver connectivity from OneWeb’s […]
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SpaceBiden Nominates Former Sen. Bill Nelson For NASA Administrator
President Joe Biden announced former Florida Senator Bill Nelson as his pick for NASA administrator on Friday. Nelson, 78 years old, represented Florida in the Senate for 18 years. Some […]
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SpaceRelativity Space Lands DoD Launch Contract for 2023 Mission
Relativity Space has been awarded its first launch contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the company said Monday. The contract is a Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) […]
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SpaceSpaceX Receives $150M Contract to Launch SDA Tranche 0 Satellites
SpaceX has been awarded a $150.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Space Development Agency to launch its Tranche 0 transport and tracking layer satellites. The award, announced by the U.S. Department of Defense […]