Launch Preview: Array of international launches planned this week
Launch Preview: Array of…
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…
Loft Orbital expands into full-service constellation deals
DENVER — Data and intelligence providers, along with governments, are outsourcing the construction and operation of Earth-observation…
Do AI tools undermine trust in geospatial imagery?
On Feb. 28, the first day of U.S. military strikes on Iran, a Chinese AI startup posted an image on social media site X of a ship burning at…