York Space Systems
AEI claims majority stake in York Space Systems
AE Industrial Partners announced plans Oct. 4 to acquire a majority stake in York Space Systems, a small satellite manufacturer and turnkey mission operator based in Denver.
CACI to launch experimental satellite to demonstrate alternative to GPS navigation
CACI International is funding an experiment to demonstrate space technologies for military use, including an alternative to GPS navigation.
New SEC rules could dampen SPAC activity
Proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rules that would reduce the difference between special purpose acquisition company mergers and traditional initial public offerings could have a significant impact on space sector financing.
York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand
COLORADO SPRINGS – Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear and other defense officials on April 4 toured the manufacturing facilities of Denver-based York Space Systems,…
Accelerating satellite production timelines improving market health
Satellite makers are hopeful that higher frequency production rates will facilitate more innovation in the market, and fortify supply chains disrupted by the pandemic.
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation
The Space Development Agency announced Feb. 28 it awarded Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems contracts worth nearly $1.8 billion to produce 126 satellites for a global communications network in low Earth orbit.
Honeywell and Skyloom to produce laser crosslinks for military and commercial satellites
Honeywell announced Dec. 15 it has teamed with telecommunications startup Skyloom to produce optical crosslink terminals for commercial and military satellites.
York to expand manufacturing capacity, once again
York Space Systems is once again expanding manufacturing capacity to meet demand for its standard small satellites.
Exotrail to provide thrust for York cislunar mission
York Space Systems plans to rely on Exotrail electric propulsion for a mission to provide Earth-to-moon communications services from cislunar orbit.
York to quadruple smallsat manufacturing capacity with new facility
York Space Systems announced plans May 18 to establish a “mega manufacturing facility” in Denver to quadruple the number of small satellites in production at once.
York Space Systems building larger LX-CLASS satellite platform
Smallsat specialist York Space Systems is producing a larger satellite platform with double the payload volume of its current spacecraft bus in response to market demand.
York Space Systems automates ground system operations
York Space Systems has learned a lot from operating its first production-model spacecraft in orbit for two years. The biggest takeaway, though, has been the need to automate satellite handling on the ground.
Op-ed | Don’t call it a bubble, more investment in space launch is a good thing
The notion that we now have “enough” launch providers and therefore the government should direct private investors elsewhere is misguided.
NASA Astrophysics Division embraces cubesats and smallsats
SAN FRANCISCO – Early next year, NASA plans to select a maximum of three Astrophysics Pioneers missions, investigations with a maximum price tag of $20 million, Michel Garcia, NASA Astrophysics Division smallsats lead program scientist, said at …
Lockheed Martin enlists Tyvak and Telesat for Space Development Agency contract
Lockheed Martin's satellites for the SDA will be about 150 to 200 kilograms and will use Tyvak’s Mavericks platform.
Lockheed Martin, York Space to produce 20 satellites for Space Development Agency
Lockheed Martin received a $187.5 million contract and York Space Systems a $94 million contract for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.
York Space and MSU Denver extend partnership through Air Force contract
York Space Systems and Metropolitan State University of Denver won a U.S. Air Force contract to investigate ways to reduce the cost and speed delivery of high-quality satellite imagery.
LatConnect 60 selects York to build and operate satellites
Australian Earth observation startup LatConnect 60 announced plans June 9 to hire York Space Systems to manufacture small satellites and to operate an Earth observation constellation.
York opens manufacturing facility, hires engineering chief
York Space Systems announced the opening May 19 of its new manufacturing facility in Denver, a key step in the firm’s campaign to expand mass manufacturing of standard small satellites.
NOAA awards first contracts for future satellite constellation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded eight contracts with a combined total of nearly $4.5 million to companies developing mission concepts, spacecraft and instruments for the agency’s future Earth observation constellation.
