Tag: Government/Military
The US Department of Defense's (DoD) top information officer, John Sherman, has called for greater cybersecurity measures to be implemented in commercial satellite systems. Speaking at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium in St Louis, Sherman said that as commercial companies...
The US Border Patrol has said that Earth observation data would be useful in improving situational awareness around things like washed out trails and changing tactics used by illicit actors near the border. Dan Steadman, assistant chief of the...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is helping the US Defense Department keep track of the increasingly competitive space domain, according to Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, the agency’s director. Speaking at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium in St Louis, Whitworth said...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts to Umbra, Terran Orbital’s PredaSAR unit, Northrop Grumman, and Jacobs to fly synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation. The aim is to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques...
The merger between Viasat and Inmarsat has received regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), marking another step forward for the deal. The FCC stated that the merger will serve the public interest and will not harm competition...
Anna M. Gomez has been nominated by President Biden for the vacant commissioner spot on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to an announcement from the White House. Gomez, a telecommunications attorney, is currently serving as a senior advisor...
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, has won the second NASA human landing system award, which will allow the company to land astronauts on the surface of the Moon. The $3.4 billion fixed-price contract will see Blue Origin develop...
Measat, a Malaysian satellite operator, has pledged to provide its CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband services for free to frontline Malaysian Armed Forces personnel serving at selected remote border checkpoint posts across the country. The move is part of the...
Astroscale and Momentus have joined forces to propose a mission to reboost the Hubble Telescope to NASA. The mission would use a Momentus Vigoride orbital service vehicle (OSV) with Astroscale’s RPOD technology built in. Astroscale’s RPOD technology would approach...
Thales Alenia Space, a consortium of space companies, has been awarded a €235m ($256m) contract by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for an in-orbit servicing demonstration mission. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) mission is set to launch by 2026 and...
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