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SpaceX has completed a set of tests for a company-built engine intended to power the landing platform for NASA’s Artemis III and Artemis IV lunar missions. The spacecraft manufacturer said Thursday that it had conducted a Starship Human Landing System test last month that demonstrated the Raptor engine’s performance in extreme cold conditions. The test is […] More
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed’s campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software, the company said Monday. Compass is a […] More
Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat and seven-time Wash100 awardee, recently said he sees the company’s multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. He told Constellations in an interview published Monday though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit — such as the recently launched G-37/H-4 […] More
Firefly Aerospace will perform low-earth-orbit satellite launch services for L3Harris Technologies missions to meet the U.S. government’s responsive space requirements. The agreement involves three dedicated launches aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle, scheduled for 2026 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s SLC-2 launch site, Cedar Park, Texas-based company said Tuesday. Alpha is a small satellite launch vehicle designed to […] More
Orion Space Solutions has established a consortium of experts from the government, industry and academia to advance the development of quantum technology for space and national defense applications. The Consortium for Space Quantum Innovation will facilitate research, development and deployment of an integrated ecosystem of quantum spacecraft, sensors and data platforms to address current and […] More
U.S. government officials in the space arena are laser-focused on establishing and maintaining high-bandwidth, low-latency communications between satellite systems. These lines of communication are sent between ground stations and satellites in low-Earth orbit at about 1,000 km distance from the Earth and even as far as geostationary orbit, at about 35,700 km distance from the […] More
A space-based instrument Ball Aerospace manufactured for NASA has begun transmitting images meant to support air pollution research in North America. Ball said Thursday the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution system recently completed its first solar calibration scan mission, capturing major air pollutants like ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and formaldehyde. The Maxar Technologies-built commercial Intelsat IS-40e […] More
Sidus Space has acquired edge artificial intelligence company Exo-Space in an effort to expand its presence in the growing AI landscape and boost its Earth and space observations services portfolio. The Cape Canaveral, Florida-based satellite manufacturing and space services provider said Tuesday Exo-Space specializes in edge AI software and hardware for space applications, and brings […] More
The Space Development Agency selected Mynaric to design and help demonstrate an optical ground station to enhance the agency’s communication network. The company said Tuesday it will be part of SDA’s research and development program, which aims to show connectivity between the optical station and its communication terminal counterparts in space. Scheduled for 2025, the […] More
Axiom Space has raised $350 million in a round of Series C financing led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung and will use the funding to pursue growth initiatives as it builds a commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, dubbed Axiom Station. The latest round brings the Houston-based space company’s total funds secured from investors to […] More
The Space Development Agency has enlisted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies to conduct three-month research on how to connect commercial low-Earth orbit systems to a planned layered network of U.S. military satellites and supporting platforms. SDA said Thursday in a LinkedIn post the awards, issued under the System, Technologies and Emerging Capabilities broad […] More
Space has changed dramatically in recent decades as new threats, technologies, weapons and actors have emerged in the domain. Today, government and industry leaders are working to prepare the United States for an increasingly hostile and dynamic environment in space. “Whether we like it or not, space is now a warfighting domain,” said Airbus U.S. […] More
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