SpaceX launches first Starship V3
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched the newest version of its Starship vehicle for the first time May 22, completing most of the test objectives planned for…
Ground station operators grapple with military targeting
Recent strikes on cloud facilities and satellite ground infrastructure are sharpening concerns that some of the space industry’s most critical…
Ireland and Malta sign the Artemis Accords
WASHINGTON — Two European countries signed the Artemis Accords May 4 as part of a surge of countries joining in the wake of the Artemis 2…
Facing AI, data and scale imperatives at the 2026 GEOINT Symposium
Each year, the GEOINT Symposium brings together the people who make geospatial intelligence possible — the analysts, engineers, mission…
Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese’s legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement
In a 2022 address to the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Chris Scolese,…
Startup develops software to help military tap commercial imaging satellites
DENVER — A boom in commercial satellites has flooded the market with imagery, but for military users the challenge has shifted from scarcity…
Ukrainian forces test direct-to-device satellite imagery for frontline troops
DENVER — In an experiment, Ukrainian forces used handheld devices to task commercial imaging satellites, bypassing centralized intelligence…
Voyager ‘very optimistic’ about Starlab amid potential NASA changes
WASHINGTON — Voyager Technologies says it is ready should NASA change plans for supporting development of commercial space stations. In March,…
New NGA head makes industry debut at GEOINT Symposium 2026
When Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp takes the stage for the closing keynote at GEOINT Wednesday, it will mark her first as the director of the…
Polish space company Eycore launches first SAR Earth observation satellite
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space company Eycore has launched Eycore-1, an Earth observation satellite equipped with the company’s synthetic…