BlackSky wins USSF rapid procurement contracts to support TacSRT missions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-13 00:00
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won multiple rapid procurement contracts for its high-margin, core analytics services through the U.S. Space Force’s online Global Data Marketplace (GDM) The GDM has supported Space Systems Command’s TacSRT pilot program.
OpEd: USA’s Space Offramp: The Great Cosmic Pivot – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-12 00:00
SpaceX is orchestrating a masterful lobby campaign to sunset the Artemis program. Their argument? Why pour billions into what they’re privately calling a “Titanic program doomed to sink” The old guard at NASA and their traditional contractors are about to learn that in the space game, past performance doesn’t guarantee future results.
NOAA satellites capture the chilling impact of polar vortex – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-12 00:00
The polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally circles the Arctic. Normally contained by a strong jet stream, this ring of frigid arctic air can become unstable when the jet stream weakens, allowing it to spill southward. During the week of Jan. 6, 2025, this phenomenon brought below-freezing temperatures to much of the United States, and fueled a winter storm.
ICEYE launches two SAR satellites, expanding Earth observation capabilities – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-12 00:00
ICEYE in Helsinki, Finland announced it has launched two new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into orbit. The satellites were deployed as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX. With this launch, ICEYE has placed 40 satellites into orbit since 2018, including nine launched in 2024.
Best of 2024: Total Solar Eclipse in Indianapolis
NASA photographer Joel Kowsky captured this image of the Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. The total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.