MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies to gain foothold in U.S. market
WASHINGTON — MDA Space is buying smallsat manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) for $620 million, giving the Canadian company greater access to…
Hancom InSpace gains hyperspectral sensor
DENVER – South Korea’s Hancom InSpace is expanding its Earth-observation constellation with Sejong-3, a cubesat with a hyperspectral sensor,…
Ignition relaunches Artemis plans – SpaceNews
On March 24, executives from across the space industry and officials from dozens of countries filed into NASA’s Washington headquarters,…
NRO taps EarthDaily, Iceye, Pixxel to expand commercial data pipeline
DENVER — The U.S. spy satellite agency is expanding its use of commercial Earth observation data, signing new agreements with three companies…
Firefly plans late summer launch of first Alpha Block 2 rocket
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace plans to debut the upgraded version of its Alpha rocket late this summer as it sees strong demand for the…
NATO governance policies need updating
DENVER – NATO must update policies and strengthen relationships among allies to accelerate the fusion of commercial and national geospatial…
OroraTech deploys wildfire constellation for Greece
KRAKOW — Four OroraTech satellites that are part of the Hellenic Fire System launched and deployed on May 3, the Munich-based company…
IonQ to offer ground-movement monitoring via Capella radar satellites
DENVER — IonQ said it will begin offering a satellite data product that detects subtle changes in the Earth’s surface using radar imaging…
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…