Department of War Executive Order should prioritize readiness against space stalkers
The administration has yet to follow up on its 200th Executive Order, which called for enhanced readiness. This silence represents a profound…
Quindar raises $18 million to scale satellite operations software
WASHINGTON — Quindar, a Colorado startup developing cloud-based ground systems for satellite operators, has secured $18 million in Series A…
Redwire lands $44 million DARPA award to build air-breathing satellite
WASHINGTON — Redwire secured a $44 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to finish building a satellite designed…
Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin said it has passed a key development milestone for its Blue Ring spacecraft, a maneuverable in-orbit transport…
Katalyst selects Pegasus to launch Swift reboost mission
BREMEN, Germany — A startup with a NASA contract to raise the decaying orbit of an astronomy satellite has selected the rarely used Pegasus…
OQ Technology demos European emergency smartphone alert from space
TAMPA, Fla. — OQ Technology has become the first European satellite operator to send an emergency broadcast message directly to an unmodified…
Think tank urges Europe to scale up space-based data center efforts
TAMPA, Fla. — Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of…
Finland’s Iceye secures Japanese contract as it advances international expansion, new satellite ranges
WARSAW, Poland — Finnish SAR constellation operator Iceye and Japan’s aerospace and defense company IHI Corporation recently signed a deal to…
Kymeta and iRocket working on multi-orbit Golden Dome interceptor connectivity
TAMPA, Fla. — Kymeta is working on a conformal antenna that could be integrated into the body of missiles being developed by iRocket, enabling…
Italian-Dutch space company Revolv Space launches new, larger solar array drive assembly
WARSAW, Poland — Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has its first customer for the company’s next-generation solar array drive assembly (SADA)…