Author: Vivienne Machi

In the next half-century, a plethora of tech sectors currently stationed here on Earth are poised to move up to space, and the U.S. government and its commercial partners want...

Ten years ago, governments around the globe forecast a broad swath of new rockets would be in service by now. No one would have predicted that SpaceX would dominate the...

From geopolitical events, to improved manufacturing techniques, to direct-to-cell efforts, here are the technology trends that will drive the satellite industry over the next year. As we enter 2024, the...

LOS ANGELES – The business case for space-based remote sensing and other satellite derived technologies has surpassed the traditional military and big-government sectors. Companies and organizations from BP, to the...

For decades, the mention of space-faring nations has brought to mind major players like the United States, Russia, China, India, and Europe. But that dynamic is rapidly shifting. In recent...

The past few years has seen an upsurge in activity in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), led by megaconstellations of broadband satellites from SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb, followed by flocks of Earth...

Two decades ago, few in the U.S. defense community considered using commercial satellite services for national security missions. Nor did they envision a future where thousands of small systems in...

The expansion of satellite data from new providers and increased remote sensing technologies is helping climate scientists fill in critical gaps in government-based coverage, and helping to bring the big...

On-demand data relay from Low-Earth Orbit has long challenged the space industry, as operators must wait for satellites to cross over ground stations, to make a connection lasting only about...

For decades, only the government had the means and experience to handle geospatial data, particularly for defense and intelligence purposes. But the pendulum is swinging toward an exponential growth in...