The ground systems business has changed dramatically in recent years thanks to a massive increase in data volume, advanced technology and fresh competition. More change is coming as constellations in low Earth orbit multiply and individual satellites collect and transmit more data than ever before.
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The Apollo program and 1969 moon landing inspired many of the entrepreneurs working to send people and robotic vehicles back to the moon or to pave the way for further space exploration and commerce.
NRO shares plans for commercial imagery acquisition
“We expect our investment in commercial in total to increase going forward,” said Troy Meink, who leads NRO’s Geospatial Intelligence Directorate. “As you can imagine with the increase in requirements, there’s going to be an increase in the cost.
A clearer outlook for NOAA weather satellite programs
To plan future constellations, the agency is conducting the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) study. What has it revealed so far? And how will commercial satellites and data products feed into future architectures?
Heavens Above: Seraphim Capital is the archangel of prosperity for ventures ‘collecting and communicating data from above’
Since Seraphim Capital established a dedicated space fund in 2017, European entrepreneurs who previously made a beeline for U.S. venture capital have started seeking investment closer to home.
SpaceShipTwo flies to the edge of space again
SpaceShipTwo successfully flew to the edge of space for the second time Feb. 22, carrying three people for the first time as Virgin Galactic moved closer to beginning commercial operations of the suborbital spaceplane.
Space tracking is about to become much more demanding
Spacecraft and debris tracking is a serious problem that is about to get worse as companies prepare to send hundreds or thousands of satellites into megaconstellations, said Paul Graziani, Analytical Graphics Inc. chief executive and co-founder.
Airbus leveraging partnerships, investments to deliver greater ground truth
François Lombard, who took the helm at Airbus Intelligence in early 2017, is encouraging this type of innovation and partnerships like the ones formed recently with Earth observation constellation operator Planet and Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics company.
Is ISIS Space the new space unicorn? Probably not. But you’ve got to like their odds.
In an exhibit hall filled with metal spacecraft components, it was hard to miss the pink unicorn perched on a cubesat at the Innovative Solutions in Space booth.
World Satellite Business Week: May the satellite industry live in interesting times
Satellite operators had long sought less expensive launch as one way of reducing the overall cost of deploying new satellites. They’ve achieved that with the rise of SpaceX and the competitive pressures it has placed on other companies who have been forced to adapt or else.