Thales Alenia Space and Argotec win IRIDE contracts Original Publication Date: 2024-10-17 08:28 Thales Alenia Space and Argotec announced contracts Oct. 16 to supply satellites for Italy's IRIDE. IRIDE is an ambitious campaign to launch Europe's largest Earth-observation constellation. The ...

China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation Original Publication Date: 2024-08-06 09:52 China launches first batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails communications megaconstellation. Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north ...

AI powering commercial insights into the final frontier Original Publication Date: 2024-06-07 06:00 Artificial intelligence is transforming the space industry. The military is taking a cautious approach to adopting commercial SDA technologies. The challenge for the Space Force is ensuring it ...

Resilient Space Order of Battle: Flexible, Adaptable & Affordable Original Publication Date: 2024-02-13 11:00 Boeing is helping the U.S. Build a resilient space order of battle. Operational resilience is as relevant in space as it is at sea – or land, or air. Proliferated constellations make ...

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 ...

BAE Systems plc announces the proposed acquisition of Ball Aerospace – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-08-17 00:00 BAE Systems plc has entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire the Ball Aerospace business from Ball Corporation for c.$5.55 billion in cash. The ...

FCC adopts revised NGSO spectrum-sharing rules Original Publication Date: 2023-04-21 01:57 The FCC adopted new rules April 20 governing how fixed-satellite service operators share spectrum. Operators awarded licenses in different FCC application processing rounds must avoid interfering with ...

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 23:10 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The contract is valued at $255 million for the launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next large, or ...