Ball Aerospace has announced that it is partnering with Loft Federal and Microsoft to work on its Space Development Agency (SDA) contract for the experimental testbed NExT. The contract, worth up to $176m, was awarded to Ball Aerospace in...
The UK government has revealed its Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, outlining the role of satellite technology in its plans to lead the way in communications technologies and connectivity. The government has launched an £8m ($9.92m) fund to provide capital grants...
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. --
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., April 10, 2023. This was Saltzman’s first visit to the base since becoming CSO in November 2022.
During the visit, Saltzman...
Space and defense company Aegis Aerospace Inc. celebrates the successful March 14, 2023 launch of two major space payloads – one commercial and one DoD – onboard SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Service (CRS)-27 mission to the International Space Station.
The commercial...
SES, the content connectivity service provider, has received the third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites from Boeing . The satellites are set to launch to medium Earth orbit (MEO) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and will provide fibre-like broadband connectivity...
Viasat Inc. has teamed up with Microsoft Azure Orbital to offer its Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground service through the Azure marketplace. The partnership will see five RTE sites equipped with high-speed connectivity directly to the Azure cloud platform, allowing...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 11, 2023—Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense -as-a-Service company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, is teaming with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) for the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP).
The...
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Welcome to Jupiter space: to one side looms the vast cloudy face of the largest planet in our Solar System; in the other appears a shrunken Sun, like a spotlight in the sky, with...
Rocket Lab to Launch NASA's TROPICS Constellation to Monitor Tropical Cyclones
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced that it will launch NASA's TROPICS constellation across two dedicated Electron missions from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand next month. The TROPICS...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning mid-infrared image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a massive star explosion 340 years ago. The image displays vivid colours and intricate structures that offer astronomers...
Intelsat, a leading provider of inflight connectivity and operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, has announced the successful launch of its new geosynchronous satellite, Intelsat 40e (IS-40e). The satellite uses spot-beam technology to...
The second Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), derived from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket, is beginning pre-flight testing and preparations to help launch four pioneering astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission around the Moon.
ICPS serves as the...
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has been discovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The black hole is travelling so fast that if it were in our solar system, it could travel from Earth...
NASA’s latest mission, the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, has launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The TEMPO instrument will provide scientists with unprecedented resolution of air pollutants, down to four square miles, and...
KT SAT Corporation Ltd. and Thales Alenia Space have announced that KOREASAT 6A will carry a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload to improve the continuity and availability of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS). KASS, which has been developed...
PITUFFIK SPACE BASE, Greenland --
Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force.
Following a ceremony held April 6, the installation...
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The Space Force hosted its first-ever Guardian Field Forum at the Gen. Jacob E. Smart Conference Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 21-24, 2023.
The four-day professional development forum allowed competitively selected Guardians...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- On April 4, Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, National Space Council director of national security space policy, celebrated his promotion to brigadier general with a ceremony officiated by Vice President of the United States Kamala...
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