Tech firms partner up to push intelligence processing closer to the battlefield
DENVER — A group of defense and technology firms is assembling a joint effort aimed at solving a persistent problem for military users: how to…
Taylor Geospatial unveils global field dataset
SAN FRANCISCO – The first global dataset showing the boundaries of agricultural fields was released in late April, after an 18-month campaign…
Pixxel pushes into orbital data centers for faster geospatial intelligence
TAMPA, Fla. — Indian hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel plans to test orbital data center technology on a pathfinder satellite designed to…
DARPA chief says agency must harness commercial space boom
DENVER — About a year into the job, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director Stephen Winchell is looking to reshape the agency’s…
Global Smallsat Deployment Accelerates, with 16,900 Satellites Projected Through 2035
Paris, France – May 2026 – The 11th edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market report forecasts 16,900 small satellites…
Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload
WASHINGTON — Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to…
Space’s missing half – SpaceNews
Every generation reshapes how civilization moves goods. Container ships revolutionized the mid-20th century, computing the late 20th…
‘Sacrifice zones’ around critical mineral mines are rif…
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies —…
Lawsuit claims Starship launches damage homes
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX prepares for the first flight of version 3 of its Starship vehicle, the company is facing a new legal challenge from…
Vantor wins $70 million award to enhance NGA data-delivery platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor will operate and enhance the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (GEGD) platform,…