Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program Original Publication Date: 2024-01-25 09:06 Freedom Space Technologies is partnering with defense contractor Omni Federal. Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9.7 million contracts from the U.S. Space ...

Belgium signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-01-24 00:52 Belgium is the 34 th country overall, and first so far in 2024, to sign the document. The Artemis Accords outline best practices for responsible behavior in space exploration. Non-binding document describes procedures ...

Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 Original Publication Date: 2024-01-12 09:57 Europe may shift launch of Copernicus Earth observation satellite to SpaceX's Falcon 9. Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite is part of Copernicus program. Move would address concerns about ...

Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 20:27 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions awarded contract worth up to $579 million. Contract supports command-and-control operations of four constellations and 26 military communication ...

L3Harris to advanced DoD’s SDA mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-19 00:00 L3Harris receives two contracts worth as much as $134 million to update portions of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission. The Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) ...

New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz Original Publication Date: 2023-09-17 05:33 Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft docked with the station at 2:53 p.m. Eastern. The spacecraft brought to the station two Roscosmos cosmonauts. The launch was the fifth for Kononenko and first for Chub and O’Hara. Es’hailSat ...

FAA closes Starship mishap investigation, directs 63 corrective actions for SpaceX Original Publication Date: 2023-09-08 17:00 FAA says it completed investigation into the April 20 launch of the Starship vehicle. The vehicle suffered several failures of Raptor engines in the booster during its ...

Telesat’s initial LEO constellation fully funded after manufacturer switch Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 18:31 Telesat saves $2 billion by pivoting to smaller satellites from MDA. MDA is building 198 satellites for Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation. Launches slated to start in the ...

Apple-backed Globalstar’s revenue jump underlines IoT opportunity Original Publication Date: 2023-08-04 23:57 Globalstar, the operator behind Apple’s satellite-enabled SOS app, posted a 50% year-on-year jump in quarterly sales. Nearly half the $55 million Globalstar made in the three months ...

NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 Original Publication Date: 2023-06-08 09:45 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025. Artemis 3 would feature the first human ...