Government/Military

So far, India’s NewSapace sector has languished in ISRO’s shadow. Now, though, that could all be changing. India captured the world’s attention last February, when its national space agency,  the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), broke a record for launching the most payloads in a single mission at 104. The feat was a testament to...

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) unveiled the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission at the World Government Summit in Dubai. The agency discussed the Mars 2117 plan, which aims to create the first human settlement on Mars, as well as the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) astronaut program, which will train Emiratis in space exploration....

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Atos to deliver and operate Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS). The DIAS will combine real-time data from the Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) program with data from multiple sources, and turn it into information products for companies in sectors such as manufacturing, insurance, utilities, agriculture, forestry, urbanism...

The National Security Council official who lobbied for a U.S. government takeover of 5G deployment has been removed from his White House position, the Washington Post reported. According to an undisclosed administration official, Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding was not responsible for leaking the memo (which was first picked up by Axios) but his...

Orbit Communications Systems announced that an undisclosed Ministry of Defense (MOD) in Asia ordered an aeronautical telemetry system for approximately $5 million. The customer will use the turnkey solution — including a 5-meter S-band antenna and full ground station with total data chain capabilities — for test range applications. Orbit expects to deliver the system in...

The U.K. Space Agency has awarded more than 4 million pounds ($5.59 million) to Spire Global to demonstrate space technology including parallel super-computing. The announcement gives the green light to missions designed to showcase the technology and put U.K. companies into orbit faster and at a lower cost. The U.K. is the largest funder of...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that its subsidiary, Kratos RT Logic, is among 14 organizations awarded a shared ceiling, multiple award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The award, valued at $998 million, is for the Test & Evaluation Technologies for Ranges, Armaments & Spectrum (TETRAS) program. The TETRAS program seeks to rapidly develop and apply specialized...

NASA’s Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) satellite has been floating around space for more than a decade after a loss of signal forced NASA to end its mission in 2005. Recently the satellite began transmitting again, catching the eye of an amateur astronomer from British Colombia, Canada in January. Read more at USA Today...

SSL announced it is developing advanced space architectures and systems to assist the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center with exploring new enterprise-level solutions to enable resilient space defense capabilities. The study is expected to accelerate crucial technologies for future missions as identified within the U.S. Air Force Space Enterprise Vision (SEV). The...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions successfully completed Phase 1 of an Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) study contract that demonstrates a path forward to transition the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C), the milsatcom Satellite C2 system, into the EGS. EGS is an enabler for the Air Force’s Space Enterprise Vision (SEV), designed to support a resilient...