Kelle Wendling, president of the space systems sector at L3Harris Technologies, said the Melbourne, Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor is in discussions with satellite bus suppliers that could serve as potential partners as it competes for new government contracts, SpaceNews reported Monday. “The conversations are about what can I get on orbit, not only from […] More

Kelle Wendling, president of the space systems sector at L3Harris Technologies, said the Melbourne, Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor is in discussions with satellite bus suppliers that could serve as potential partners as it competes for new government contracts. More

Krupal Patel, former global account manager at Amazon Web Services, has joined Maxar Technologies to serve as senior director of national security space business development, according to his LinkedIn post. He brings to the role knowledge in strategy, business development and satellite systems engineering. At AWS, he was a sales leader who handled its business […] More

John Moberly, senior vice president for space at SpiderOak, highlighted the capability of the company’s OrbitSecure software to provide end-to-end data protection for satellite systems and other space assets of defense customers. “Yes, we protect the data that enters the satellite, the data that leaves the satellite, and the data that belongs to the satellite. […] More

John Moberly, senior vice president for space at SpiderOak, highlighted the capability of the company's OrbitSecure software to provide end-to-end data protection for satellite systems and other space assets of defense customers. "Yes, we protect the data that enters the satellite, the data that leaves the satellite, and the data that belongs to the satellite. But we are also protecting the uplink, the downlink, the ground stations, the antennas, and the terminals," Moberly said in an interview with Satellite Evolution. More

Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company said Thursday it will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the $4.6 million Microwave-Based […] More

Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the Microwave-Based Applications Phase-A study contract from NASA. More

NASA has awarded contracts to four companies to perform 12-month Phase A studies on sounders for microwave-based applications in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program. The NEON program is a collaborative mission of NOAA and NASA and covers next-generation microwave sounders in low-Earth orbit that provide data on the […] More

Technology industry veteran Burhan Muzaffar has joined Anduril Industries to serve as its vice president of vehicle autonomy and head of robotics, according to his LinkedIn post. Muzaffar brings to Anduril years of experience including time at Ball Aerospace as software engineer for modeling simulation analysis, United Launch Alliance as product leader for software, data […] More

Northrop Grumman is cleared to start producing the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation early warning missile system following the completion of the program’s preliminary design review. The phase validated the technical approach for integrating the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar payloads into Northrop’s Eagle-3 spacecraft, the company said Wednesday, the company said Wednesday. NGP includes […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has demonstrated the ability of its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system to fly autonomously using artificial intelligence pilots controlled via a low Earth orbit satellite communication data link. GA-ASI said Tuesday the collaborative flight maneuvers were conducted through a collaborative combat aircraft ecosystem fused with live, virtual and constructive capabilities […] More

A Northrop Grumman-led industry team has secured the National Aeronautic Association’s Robert J. Collier Trophy in recognition of its work on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The company said Thursday it partnered with L3Harris Technologies, Ball Aerospace, Raytheon Technologies and NeXolve on the space deployable telescope, which launched in December 2021. Northrop led the design, […] More