The European Space Agency estimates that 60-plus years of space flight has left more than 34,000 objects greater than 10 centimeters in orbit, each one of them moving at around six miles per second.
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Ron Lopez, president of Astroscale U.S.: ‘The Air Force is talking about safety, congestion and how that affects resilience’
Scolese: NRO advancing space technology, developing tactics to defend satellites
Scolese said China is a top concern: “They are putting spacecraft up very quickly and we have to stay ahead.”
Space as a service takes root at RBC Signals
RBC Signals is expanding its global network of ground stations by combining excess capacity in existing antenna networks with its own antennas. CEO Ron Faith spoke with SpaceNews about the lessons he sees in the growth of cellular networks at the World Satellite Business Week conference in September.
Boeing fires back at NASA Inspector General regarding commercial crew report
Boeing said Nov. 18 that a report issued last week by NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding the commercial crew program, including claims that the company considered withdrawing from the program, was inaccurate.
Boeing Statement Regarding OIG Report on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
In response to the Nov. 14 Office of the Inspector General report titled “NASA’s Management of Crew Transportation to the International Space Station,” Boeing today issued the following statement: “We […]
Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites
The 10-year contract is for operations and support of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency, Milstar and Defense Satellite Communications System constellations.
NASA inspector general criticizes additional Boeing commercial crew payments
NASA paid Boeing nearly $300 million more than originally planned in its commercial crew contract in part because of agency concerns that the company might drop out of the program, a new report claims.
Roccor WIns Phase-2 SBIR To Bolster US Air Force Space Resiliency
Roccor, a world leader in the rapid development of mission-critical satellite hardware, announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase-2 contract by AFWERX to […]
Telesat and NSSLGlobal Confirm Ultra-Low Latency of Telesat’s LEO System Delivers Outstanding Broadband Performance for Government Applications
Telesat and NSSLGlobal, a leading independent provider of satellite communications and IT solutions, have completed live testing with multiple government customers using Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. […]