2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (338+ words) WASHINGTON " TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a spacecraft in orbit, marking a key step in its effort…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (337+ words) WASHINGTON " Orbion, an independent small-satellite propulsion company based in Michigan, has delivered 33 electric propulsion units to York Space Systems for a U.S. military satellite constellation, the company said, marking the first time York has publicly identified Orbion as a propulsion supplier....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (308+ words) WASHINGTON " Belgian satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab has won a contract to build eight spacecraft for California-based startup Xona Space Systems, which is developing a commercial positioning, navigation and timing service designed to complement and back up GPS. The companies said Jan....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (516+ words) For several years, the space-based geospatial intelligence industry has been chasing a logical vision for AI: use it to make our existing systems faster and smarter. Train models to detect objects. Automate change detection. Speed up analysis. These capabilities have…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (464+ words) WASHINGTON " Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation software originally developed by NASA for military use under a U.S. Space Force contract, targeting a long-standing vulnerability in satellite operations: reliance on GPS. The company is one…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (198+ words) Many sectors face complexities in implementing cybersecurity compliance but the challenge is acute for space, which relies on long lead times and interdependent supply chains." Operators face the convergence of current, imminent and anticipated cybersecurity regulations. Operators must meet current…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (466+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Space Force is moving to modernize the computer networks that underpin its operations, awarding new work under a $12.5 billion Air Force-led contract vehicle designed to overhaul aging military infrastructure. Defense contractor CACI International said in a news release…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) MILAN " A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation satellite for Italy's COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, on Jan. 2 at 6:09 p.m. Pacific time." The Falcon 9 deployed COSMO-SkyMed CSG-FM3, the third into a sun-synchronous…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) IRVINE, CA, Jan. 2, 2025 " Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide satellite buses for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (T3TRK) under the Space…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Space Forge said Dec. 31 it generated plasma aboard its first satellite, a milestone the British startup says shows it can create and maintain conditions needed to produce valuable semiconductor materials in low Earth orbit (LEO). "Generating plasma on…...