The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation met today and approved the following changes to its Board, effective Oct. 30, 2019. Â Executive Committee The following Executive Committee terms […]
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WGS program and Boeing leaders are preparing for an upcoming “system requirements review.”
Next Generation OPIR Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) Satellite Program completes Preliminary Design Review
The Next Generation OPIR Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) satellite program, commonly referred to as NGG, achieved another major milestone in 2019 by completing its system/ground and space vehicle preliminary design […]
Military turns to private sector for rapid space innovation
The Defense Department is trying to speed up access to innovative commercial technologies through a variety of contracting mechanisms like other transaction authority as well as pilot and pathfinder programs aimed at testing new technologies and system architectures.
Iridium and OneWeb to Collaborate on a Global Satellite Services Offering
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and OneWeb today announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together toward a combined service offering. This combined service offering […]
Space and Missile Systems Center awards $4.9 million Small Rocket Program-Orbital contract for Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON)-45 mi
The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) office, part of the Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise, awarded a $4.9 million contract to Aevum, Inc. today for […]
Xenesis wins Air Force Contract
August 26, 2019 – Xenesis, Inc., a leading innovator in communications for the space industry, announced a contract from the Department of the Air Force for the U.S. Air Force […]
National Science Foundation Awards Arecibo Observatory $12.3 Million Grant
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico today was awarded $12.3 million by the National Science Foundation to make repairs and improve resiliency of the facility managed by UCF. The congressionally […]
A More Secure Space Weapons System Starts with Cyber
As modern weapons systems become more automated and connected, they become more vulnerable to cyber threats: attacks on IP addresses, radio frequency (RF) manipulation, supply chain risk, human error (e.g., […]
Air Force space modernization starts from the ground up
Fair or not, rockets and satellites generally overshadow the ground systems they need to do their missions. But as the U.S. military looks for faster and cheaper ways to get data from satellites, ground systems are attracting growing attention.