Space News & Articles

Advanced Cyber Resiliency Capabilities for Future Space Systems

Redwire and BigBear.ai will demonstrate the use of simulation, emulation and hardware in the loop to establish a realistic test environment in which to evaluate space-based cyber-physical systems for the SpaceCREST initiative

Nov 12, 2021
New Cloud-Based Ground Station for Satellites

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Blue Sphere cloud-based ground station increases the availability of information collected from satellites

Nov 08, 2021
US Government Renews Contract for Satellite Imagery

Maxar Technologies will continue to provide more than 400,000 U.S. government users with unclassified, online and offline, on-demand access to high-resolution commercial imagery and geospatial data from other industry providers

Nov 01, 2021
Space Data to Aid Australian Maritime Security

SmartSat CRC, Leonardo Australia, e-GEOS, and Deakin University will develop and demonstrate first phase activities towards an Australian maritime domain awareness capability with satellite technologies enhanced by artificial intelligence

Oct 21, 2021
US DoD Funding to Accelerate Spacecraft Platform Development

The funding will expedite component acquisitions and accelerate Xplore’s flight program for its Xcraft spacecraft, designed for use in low Earth orbit, cislunar space, and beyond, to destinations including Venus, Mars and the asteroids

Oct 18, 2021
New VSAT Terminal for High-Speed Data Communications

L3Harris Technologies' Hawkeye 4 Lite Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) can rapidly deploy and maneuver across a complex battlefield while providing high-speed data communications for C5ISR, internet, and video transmission

Oct 06, 2021
US DoD Fund Prototype Space Situational Awareness Infrastructure

Kratos’ cloud-based platform hosts space situational awareness data from dozens of commercial, academic and government organizations to provide a digital storefront for users of the data

Sep 30, 2021
DARPA Awards Contract for Development of Advanced PNT Satellite Payload

Northrop Grumman will develop a software-defined Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solution that will offer an agile new signal from low Earth orbit that is not dependent on existing satellite navigation systems

Sep 27, 2021
Space Development Agency Approves Design Plans For New Missile Tracking Satellites

L3Harris Technologies has completed the Preliminary Design Review of its contract with the Space Development Agency for missile tracking satellites that can detect and track missiles via overhead persistent infrared sensing from low earth orbit

Sep 23, 2021
On-Orbit Research Operation Completed for AFRL

Sierra Nevada Corporation concluded the two-year mission, achieving results in research and technologies that could advance future deployment of U.S. DoD spacecraft in the harsh radiation environment of medium Earth orbit

Sep 23, 2021
New Global Connectivity Platform Showcased at DSEI

OneWeb’s Global Connectivity Platform will provide multi-domain forces with a rapidly deployable, modular and scalable network benefiting from high bandwidth, low latency, global coverage and resilience to enhance situational awareness

Sep 21, 2021
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.