VOX Space, the Virgin Orbit subsidiary which provides responsive and affordable launch services for the U.S. national security community, has signed a new agreement with the Department of the Air Force, allowing the company’s LauncherOne system to conduct missions to space from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
Read More »ICEYE Demonstrates SAR Interferometry With An 18-Day Global Repeat
Finnish New Space leader ICEYE is the first in the world to demonstrate interferometric capabilities from synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites under 100kg (220 pounds) in mass.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Lunapolitics Or Lunapolitik? The Choice Is Ours
More than fifty years after the first Apollo Moon landings, we are witnessing the rise of Lunapolitics, where the Moon’s topography - or ‘Lunography’ - from below its surface through to Cislunar space intersects with Earthly political and economic interests.
Read More »ST Engineering iDirect and Spacecom Join Forces On High Throughput Low Power Demonstration On AMOS-17 With iDirect iQ 200
ST Engineering iDirect, a company of ST Engineering North America, and its long-term partner, Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced the successful demonstration of VSAT return capabilities on AMOS-17.
Read More »Astrocast Receives Support From IoT And Cellular Industry Private Investors
Astrocast has announced key investments to strengthen the deployment of its advanced and sustainable satellite IoT network. The support validates the market acceptance and the startup's strong path forward.
Read More »Airbus And Xenesis Sign Payload Contract For New Bartolomeo Platform On The ISS
Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal.
Read More »Inmarsat And Cobham Launch New Solution Connecting Remote Workers
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Cobham SATCOM, has launched a comprehensive new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) push-to-talk (PTT) solution to connect remote workers using vehicles across the globe.
Read More »MDA Receives Contract To Support Robotic Operations On The International Space Station
MDA announced on 4 May 2020 that it has received a contract worth CA$190 million (US$135.3 million) to support robotic operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024. MDA has provided Logistics and Sustaining Engineering (L&SE) services to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and its international partners since the start of the ISS, which this year will celebrate 20 years of continuous habitation by humans.
Read More »TS2 SPACE Launches New KA-Band Satellite Broadband In Iraq, Syria And Armenia
TS2 SPACE has recently launched new KA-BAND satellite services. Using the HYLAS 2 spacecraft, the company now provides high- speed data services to Iraq, Syria and Armenia.
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Amy Gowder As Chief Operating Officer
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced on 4 May 2020 that Amy Gowder joins the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gowder will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of parent company Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
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