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A United Launch Alliance-built rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon’s Kuiper internet satellites took off Monday from a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, CNBC reported. “We had a nice smooth countdown, beautiful weather, beautiful liftoff, and Atlas V is on its way to orbit to take those 27 Kuiper […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton and Meta have conducted a demonstration of Space Llama, a novel artificial intelligence-powered tech stack. Booz Allen said Friday the Space Llama, which leverages the power of NVIDIA CUDA GPUs, is intended to enable critical onboard repairs to the International Space Station, or ISS, National Laboratory. The initiative paves the way for enhanced space […] More
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has issued a draft request for proposals for the Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications, or SMBA, requirement with the aim of collecting from interested parties input about various aspects of the upcoming solicitation. SMBA Requirement According to a sources sought notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, comments are being sought not […] More
LeoLabs will build this year the first units of the mobile S-band radar called Scout, which the company announced during the recent Space Symposium. According to LeoLabs CEO and Wash100 Award winner Tony Frazier, four to five Scouts will be built following keen interest from the Department of Defense, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported […] More
Space robotics startup GITAI USA has established a new unit focused on securing prime contracts for NASA and the Department of Defense projects. A trust company owns 51 percent of the subsidiary, GITAI Defense and Space, to meet some NASA and DOD solicitations’ requirement for prime contractors to be majority-owned by American citizens or permanent […] More
V2X has secured a $62 million contract modification for support services to ensure the operational readiness of the U.S. Space Force’s COBRA DANE radar system in Alaska. The agreement will deliver capability enhancements and engineering support for COBRA DANE, V2X said Tuesday. The company will perform critical work to extend the radar system’s capabilities, advancing […] More
L3Harris Technologies has collaborated with Kuiper Government Solutions, an Amazon subsidiary, to provide integrated, resilient satellite communications, or SATCOM, services to governments and militaries across the globe. Enhancing SATCOM Capabilities L3Harris said Monday the strategic partnership aims to develop and deliver hybrid SATCOM enhanced with high-speed and low-latency global connectivity. It will integrate its global tactical networks and […] More
Kepler Communications has signed an agreement to sell on-orbit compute capabilities to Axiom Space’s orbital data center, or ODC, business. Under the deal, Axiom Space will purchase two on-orbit computing payloads that will support advanced processing, data storage, cloud compute, artificial intelligence, multi-sensor data fusion and other space use cases, Kepler said Monday. Axiom Space […] More
Viasat has signed an agreement with Telesat to integrate the latter’s Lightspeed low Earth orbit Ka-band capacity into its multi-orbit network, ensuring the delivery of new connectivity standard to mobility and defense customers. The incorporation of Telesat Lightspeed into ultra-high throughput satellites will provide clients with fast and robust connectivity services, Viasat said Monday. The […] More
LeoLabs has launched Scout, its next-generation expeditionary radar designed for rapid deployment to support space domain awareness, or SDA, missions amid a continuously evolving space environment. “Scout is a game changer for advanced SDA. Mobile radars offer timely proliferation and the ability to quickly adapt to changing threats by deploying wherever and whenever our customers […] More
LightRidge Solutions has appointed James Yates as chief growth and strategy officer, bringing over three decades of experience in the space and airborne sector. Yates announced his new role on LinkedIn, where he said his responsibilities include providing guidance and leadership for the company’s business development functions. Identify, Capture New Market Opportunities He will also […] More
Rocket Lab USA has unveiled the Frontier radios, a collection of radio frequency communications systems for reliable telemetry, tracking and command. The radios support any orbit or space environment and feature advanced capabilities, such as ranging waveforms for radiometric navigation, Rocket Lab said Thursday. The software-defined radios’ compact and lightweight build enables easy integration into […] More
