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Draper has finished testing its assured positioning, navigation and timing systems, including an advanced airborne celestial navigation system, or CNS, that was certified for U.S. military standards. The pre-production tests were conducted aboard an aircraft for over 30 flight hours and at altitudes of up to 25,000 feet, Draper said Wednesday. During the flight tests, […] More
Firefly Aerospace has announced a $50 million investment from Northrop Grumman for advancing the production of Eclipse, a medium launch vehicle that the two companies are developing. In a press release published Thursday, Firefly said the spacecraft builds on its Alpha space vehicle and Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket. Eclipse is being designed to deliver significant […] More
KBR has announced that it will develop a human spaceflight food laboratory as part of its efforts to expand the company’s commercial space capabilities. The science, technology and engineering company said Thursday it signed a letter of intent with ACMI Properties to build the spaceflight food lab at NASA’s Exploration Park near the Johnson Space Center. […] More
Iridium will invest over $13 million to move its headquarters to a bigger space in Fairfax County, Virginia, reflecting its growing revenues and expanding service offerings. The satellite company’s headquarters, which currently sits on a 35,000-square-foot space in McLean, will move to a 55,000-square-foot space at 1676 International Drive in Tysons. New Employment Opportunities Construction […] More
Venus Aerospace has demonstrated its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico, marking the first U.S. flight test of the propulsion technology designed to enable hypersonic flight with speeds of up to six times the speed of sound from a conventional runway. RDRE, which offers improved efficiency and compactness compared to traditional […] More
Kepler Communications, in partnership with French optical ground station company Cailabs, has demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay in multiple scenarios for the first time. Data transmissions were performed between the optical Pathfinder satellite equipped with TESAT’s SCOT80 terminal in low Earth orbit and Cailabs’ optical ground station in France, demonstrating space-to-ground laser links that meet […] More
Viasat, in partnership with Blue Origin, will demonstrate its InRange launch telemetry relay service to support NASA’s move from its legacy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system to commercial satellite communications providers. Joint Launches With Blue Origin Viasat said Wednesday it will work with Blue Origin to test the InRange launch communications capability on the latter’s New […] More
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has selected Viasat to prototype and test a new space optical terminal for crosslink communications between orbits. The work will be performed under the Phase 2 Enterprise Space Terminal contract awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium via an other transaction agreement, Viasat said Tuesday. Building on the Phase […] More
mPower Technology has received over $21 million in funding to accelerate the advancement and boost high-volume production of its DragonSCALES technology for future space missions. The company said Thursday the Series B funding was spearheaded by Razor’s Edge Ventures, with participation from Shield Capital. It follows the Cottonwood Technology-led Series A financing. Enhancing mPower’s Capabilities The […] More
Rocket Lab has secured a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to launch its medium-lift, reusable Neutron rocket to support the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program, a Department of Defense initiative that aims to develop a space-based system for rapid global cargo delivery. Mission Overview The company said Thursday that the Neutron spacecraft […] More
Iridium Communications has unveiled a variant of its Iridium 9603 two-way satellite communication system. Specifically designed for U.S. government use, as well as its allies, the new version of the compact module provides enhanced short burst data, or ESBD, for optimum transmission security, the McLean, Virginia-based company said Tuesday. It added that the ESBD variant […] More
Kymeta has added defense, space and technology leaders to its board of directors and board of advisers. The appointments aim to strengthen the relationship with the Department of Defense and meet the demand of U.S. allies for advanced, sovereign communication systems, Kymeta said Wednesday. New Additions to the Board of Directors Chris Marzilli, former executive […] More
