Author: Jeffrey Hill

With the approaching retirement of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has contracted several commercial companies to develop orbital facilities that will fulfill the need for a wide range of...

Shortly after SpaceX completed its first test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the company’s CEO Elon Musk outlined potential next steps for the launch vehicle in a series...

Montréal-based networking technology company XipLink is adding enhanced features and functionality to its XipOS SD-WAN solution. The company announced Thursday that while the new enhancements support multi-orbit satellite networks, the...

Boeing and NASA have successfully launched the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Liftoff took place at approximately 10:55...

NASA, Boeing, and ULA will try, once again, to launch the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) this Wednesday after scrubbing their latest attempt just 3 minutes and 50 seconds before...

In-space security observation service provider Scout Space commissioned and captured the first in-space calibration image from its recently launched “Sparrow” optical payload, the company announced Thursday. SpaceX launched Scout’s Sparrow...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a contract to BAE Systems to build the Ocean Color Instrument (OCX) for its Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation.  The new...

Space-based imagery and analytics company BlackSky Technology inked a $7 million contract renewal with one of its existing international government customers on Friday to continue providing satellite monitoring services. BlackSky...

Panasonic Avionics will install its new Astrova in-flight engagement (IFE) and connectivity systems, as well as a range of digital services, on 54 widebody and narrowbody aircraft for Taiwan’s EVA...

Satellite operator Intelsat has signed with Northrop Grumman‘s SpaceLogistics to utilize its two Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) and service its satellites for at least another four years. The contract agreement,...