Military space boom meets Beltway friction
Washington is about to pour money into military space at a scale the industry has not seen in decades. The Trump administration’s fiscal year…
Odin Space opens U.S. office in Los Angeles
DENVER – Odin Space, a British startup focused on mapping and analyzing sub-centimeter orbital debris, announced plans May 7 to establish its…
A Sea of Spinning Clouds
Over the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, winds can whip around the globe relatively unimpeded by land. Intrepid sailors termed these…
Roadmap for a space-to-space economy
Launch is the foundation of the space industry, to the point that many conflate it with the space industry in entirety because it is literally…
Starfighters hires Blue Origin veterans to accelerate air-launch platform
TAMPA, Fla. — Starfighters Space has hired two former Blue Origin New Glenn managers to help advance its air-launch system toward flight…
As satellite imagery evolves, its role in operations comes into view
DENVER – In the last year, leaders from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a 181-square kilometer landmass surrounded by two million square…
NGA Rapid Capabilities Office to embrace speed and risk-taking
DENVER – The job of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) is to “deliver disruptive capabilities to…
Scolese puts talent at center of NRO transition as he prepares to step down
DENVER — The director of the National Reconnaissance Office is putting a major emphasis on hiring as the spy satellite agency undergoes one of…
Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign agreement to scale LEO services for maritime fleet
MILAN – French-led satellite operator Eutelsat and Indian maritime service provider Station Satcom have signed a multi-year agreement to…
Bringing imagery and communications under one roof
TAMPA, Fla. — As direct-to-smartphone services blur the line between space and terrestrial connectivity, hybrid constellations are bringing…