WASHINGTON — Kleos Space, a Luxembourg based startup that operates signals-intelligence satellites, has run out of cash and will file for bankruptcy. The company’s financier on July 25 informed Kleos Space that it will no longer extend additional credit, a spokesman for Kleos Space, Lou Weis, said July 26 in […]
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DENVER – The U.S. Space Force plans to request funding in the 2024 budget for space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force deputy chief of space operations, said April 27 at the 2022 GEOINT Symposium here. After decades of focusing on gathering geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) […]
If confirmed by the Senate, Whitworth will become the eighth director of NGA, succeeding Vice Adm. Robert Sharp WASHINGTON — President Biden has nominated U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth to be the next director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Defense Department announced Jan. 10. Whitworth currently serves […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The good news for the Earth observation industry is that their capabilities to collect and analyze imagery are better than ever. The bad news for the industry is that many prospective customers don’t understand those capabilities. During a panel session of the Satellite 2021 conference Sept. […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — From hiking the price of cars to impacting the readiness of militaries, the havoc that COVID-19 wreaks across supply chains is far-ranging and sometimes surprising. Pandemic-related uncertainty is driving demand for space companies that promise to deliver better insights about the world. Commercial and government customers are […]
Clean-room workers play air guitar as they get set for Rocket Lab’s launch of two BlackSky satellites. (Spaceflight Inc. via Twitter) The next two satellites in BlackSky’s constellation of Earth-watching spacecraft are due to be launched by Rocket Lab from New Zealand as early as this weekend, but their path […]
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency started the accelerator program last year to strengthen ties with entrepreneurs WASHINGTON — A technology accelerator program funded by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency has selected eight startups that will receive $100,000 grants, mentoring and coaching from government officials and venture investors. The program organizers, […]
Remote sensing technologies should not infringe on privacy, said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on space and aeronautics.. WASHINGTON — Satellite imaging providers last year welcomed new rules from the Commerce Department that streamlined the licensing process for private operators. The revamped […]