Space
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Hundreds of Future Satellites May Get GPS-Type Payloads
Hundreds of future satellties under the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) may carry GPS-type payloads to complement, improve, and back-up GPS satellites, per the Department of the Air Force Space […]
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Business/Financial
Maxar Acquires Wovenware To Strengthen AI Capabilities
The commercial remote sensing company Maxar Technologies [MAXR] on Thursday said it acquired Wovenware, which specializes in artificial intelligence and software developing, and will make the Puerto Rico-based company one […]
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Space
NRO Expects to Release Hyperspectral Satellite RFP By the End of 2022
RESTON, VA — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is close to finishing a request for proposal (RFP) to acquire commercial hyperspectral satellite data and hopes to release the solicitation by the end […]
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Cyber
CyberSatGov Panelists Debate Landscape of a Potential New Cold War in Space
RESTON, Va. — The United States is in a new Cold War era. It may be a bold statement, but it is one that the vast majority of attendees at the […]
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Space
SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Mission for US Space Force
SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday morning in a mission for the U.S. Space Force — the first Falcon Heavy mission in more than three years. The Falcon Heavy took off from […]
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Space
Spire Wins DARPA Contract to Design ‘Ouija’ Satellite
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Spire Global a contract to design a satellite to carry sensors to measure the ionosphere. The contract is part of DARPA’s Ouija program that aims to […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Invests $100 Million In Terran Orbital; Companies Enter New Strategic Agreement
Satellite designer and manufacturer Terran Orbital Corp. [LLAP] on Monday said it has received a $100 million investment from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to allow the company to accelerate and expand […]
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Space
Pentagon Advised to Make Hardening of Transport Layer for JADC2 a Priority
A new report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recommends that the Pentagon require the hardening of the Space Development Agency’s envisioned Transport Layer satellites, which are to be […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Looks to Commercial Satellite Protections to Benefit U.S. Military
U.S. Space Force (USSF) officials have suggested that future conflicts could begin in space, but U.S. military forces would benefit from industry development of protections for commercial satellites, says a […]
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Business/Financial
Veritas To Acquire CAES Space Systems
The private equity firm Veritas Capital last Thursday said it has agreed to acquire CAES Space Systems from CAES, which is part of Britain’s Cobham Ltd. Terms of the deal, […]