Overseas firms on a journey to establish themselves as U.S. entities
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 09:16
Many overseas companies have set up shop in the United States. Notable successes include European firms like BAE Systems and Airbus. New crop of overseas space and intelligence companies seeking to fill U.S. Government demand. U.S. Defense and national security agencies are sending a "powerful message"
Comtech plans to establish networks “in a matter of hours”
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 08:00
Comtech Telecommunications offers "portable, adaptable, full-service communications networks" BRIDGE solutions "can continuously evolve over time to meet emerging government and commercial" Demands. Comtech is “finding that we can pull capability from across our enterprise,” CEO says.
Air Force satisfied with SpaceX services, not concerned about its growing dominance
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 23:52
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says his department is comfortable working with SpaceX. Kendall: Any company that signs a contract with DoD, including one run by a powerful billionaire, would be expected to comply with the terms of that contract. Kendall said he is not familiar with the terms of SpaceX’s agreement with Ukraine.
Legacy satellite operators take stock of Starlink-fueled transformation
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 23:48
SpaceX’s broadband service has transformed satellite communications, executives say. Starlink’s popularity is also lowering what customers expect to pay for connectivity, they say. Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke: Industry needs to adapt to a similar shake-up in satellite connectivity.
Ball wins $489.6 million contract to deliver next-generation weather satellite sounder
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 20:47
Ball Aerospace wins $486.9 million contract to build and deliver one GeoXO sounder. Ball will integrate it with the next-generation NOAA weather satellite. The GeoXO program is expected to be gathering data in the early 2030s. NOAA selected L3Harris in March to provide the imager instrument.
Direct-to-device: a $100-billion question
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 20:11
The addressable market is worth “$100 billion or even more,” Euroconsult says. Fixed satellite service capacity is expected to surge sevenfold. Video demand is likely to dip about 20 percent from $88 billion to $70 billion. Euroconsult sees turbulence ahead as a result of intense competition.
Thaicom picks Airbus to build Eutelsat-backed GEO satellite for Asia
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 20:03
Thaicom-10 would be the Thai operator’s first satellite with a software-defined payload. Eutelsat has agreed to lease half the Ku-band satellite’s capacity at 119.5 degrees East. Emirati fleet operator Yahsat signed a contract June 16 with Airbus.
NASA Remembers September 11 from space – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
NASA astronauts from the International Space Station photographed the New York City area on September 11, 2001. Astronaut Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station at the time of the attacks, and the only American on the crew. Culbertson captured incredible images in the minutes and hours following the event from his unique vantage point in space.
Telesat + SpaceX sign an MLA for 14 advanced Lightspeed smallsats – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
Telesat and SpaceX have signed a Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA) to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed constellation to LEO. Telesat has contracted 14 launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which will carry as many as 18 Telesat Lightsspeed satellites to LEO per launch. The launch campaign is scheduled to commence in 2026 and will take advantage of SpaceX’s high launch cadence.
Rocket Lab’s launch window for the next Capella Space mission announced – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Has scheduled the next Electron launch during a window that opens on September 19, 2023 NZST/UTC. The ‘We Will Never Desert You’ mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for Capella Space.
Virgin Galactic completes their fourth successful spaceflight in four months – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) completed the company’s second private astronaut flight, ‘Galactic 03’ on September 8th at 8:34 a.m. The mission flew three of Virgin Galactic’s first customers.
NASA selects Ball Aerospace to develop NOAA’s GeoXO sounder instrument – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation will develop the sounder instrument for a Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. The GeoXO Sounder (GXS) is a hyperspectral infrared instrument. GXS will provide real-time information about the vertical distribution of atmospheric moisture, temperature, and winds over the Western Hemisphere.
New Chairman at ALL.SPACE – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
ALL.SPACE has announced the appointment of Chris Emerson as the company’s Chairman of the Board. Emerson’s leadership experience, proven in his previous senior executive roles at Airbus, will be key in guiding ALL.SPACE as the company moves their 5Gen ‘smart terminal’ into initial production. The smart terminal expands ALL.SPACE’s connectivity capabilities by converging advanced communications over multiple networks and operators.
GEOST to build resiliency payload for Northrop Grumman Tracking Layer satellites – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 00:00
GEOST, LLC., a LightRidge Solutions Company, has been selected by Northrop Grumman to build and rapidly deliver its Starlite resiliency payload for Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites. GEOST will provide eight Starlite payloads and a ground system to be integrated with the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. The Starlite system is significantly smaller and more affordable than predecessor satellite payloads.
NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search
The Pilbara is the perfect classroom for teams to study stromatolites that have withstood the test of time and scientific rigor. The group investigated how the environment in which these signs of ancient life were found could have been conducive or unfavorable to biology taking shape.