The platform for DARPA’s RSGS payload is SpaceLogistics’ Mission Robotic Vehicle WASHINGTON — A robotic arm developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has completed key tests and is on track to be integrated with a Northrop Grumman spacecraft next year and launch to geosynchronous Earth orbit in 2024, […]
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TAMPA, Fla. — Viasat said Nov. 8 its first ViaSat-3 broadband satellite will not be ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this year. The operator now expects the satellite will be shipped from Boeing’s manufacturing facilities in California to SpaceX’s launchpad in Florida in time for a […]
WASHINGTON — NASA is postponing the next Artemis 1 launch attempt by at least two days as a tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane, approaches the Florida coast. NASA announced late Nov. 8 that it would no longer pursue a launch of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Canada’s Telesat is relocating an in-orbit C-band satellite it bought from another operator as thruster issues force its Anik F2 spacecraft into early retirement. The satellite is expected to reach Anik F2’s geostationary orbital slot at 111 degrees west “in the coming months,” Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg […]
The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research agreement known as a TACFI WASHINGTON — Cognitive Space, a startup based in Houston, Texas, announced Nov. 8 it won a $1.2 million contract extension to continue development of the company’s satellite tasking software for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract […]
WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit acknowledged it has taken longer than planned to get approvals for its first launch from the United Kingdom but still expects to conduct the mission before the end of the year. In an earnings call after the release of its third quarter financial results Nov. 7, […]
Maj. Gen. Deanna Burt said it’s imperative to have a civilian office to manage traffic given the rapid growth in commercial space activities WASHINGTON — Space Force Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt said discussions between DoD and the Department of Commerce are picking up momentum as both agencies work to figure […]
Inmarsat Government will provide internet-of-things satellite connectivity for U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker devices WASHINGTON — Inmarsat Government announced Nov. 7 it won a $410 million, five-year contract extension to provide internet-of-things satellite connectivity for U.S. Army battlefield tracking devices. The contract, awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency, is […]