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Tahllee Baynard has been appointed vice president of Ignite, a unit within Lockheed Martin Space tasked to rapidly deliver space-related technologies. In a LinkedIn post on Thursday, Baynard said he will lead the organization in driving transformative projects that will shape the space industry’s future. Before his promotion, the new VP served as a program […] More
RTX company Raytheon has booked a $26.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to work on the Creating Arrays for Strategic elecTro-optical, proLiferated and Exquisite program, which seeks to enhance focal plane arrays used for space applications. Under the cost-reimbursement contract, the Department of Defense said Friday Raytheon will develop the performance and yield of medium […] More
Firefly Aerospace announced that its Blue Ghost lunar lander has arrived at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for pre-launch environmental testing. The company said Monday that the spacecraft’s target launch date for the mission to moon is the fourth quarter of 2024. Peter Schumacher, Firefly Aerospace’s interim CEO, said, “Firefly is proud to follow in the […] More
Amazon will build a new facility to expand Project Kuiper’s operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and support the full-scale deployment of its satellite constellation. The structure will cost $19.5 million, bringing the project’s total investment in the site to around $140 million, Amazon said. The upcoming support building will be constructed next to […] More
Axiom Space has tapped Nokia to develop high-speed wireless communications for use on the upcoming NASA Artemis III mission. The companies said Wednesday that high-speed 4G/LTE cellular network capabilities will be integrated into the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, the next-generation spacesuit under development at Axiom. The wireless connectivity will enable astronauts to stream high-resolution footage of their activities to […] More
The Space Systems Command has selected Sierra Space to support its project to deploy advanced technologies that could detect potential threats to U.S. satellites in orbit. Under the agreement, Sierra Space said Tuesday it would work on cohort 4 of the SSC’s Space Domain Awareness Tools Applications and Processing Lab Accelerator program, which aims to […] More
HawkEye 360 has launched three radio frequency-sensing satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Rideshare mission via launch integrator Exolaunch, bringing the company’s satellite constellation to 31. The company said Friday the Cluster 10 satellites will enhance HawkEye 360’s ability to frequently revisit strategically important areas as well as improve data collection efforts. Rob Rainhart, president at […] More
Maxar Intelligence has deployed its third and fourth high-resolution Earth imagery and mapping satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company said Thursday the two WorldView Legion satellites were placed into a mid-inclination orbit, allowing for dawn-to-dusk data collection. Company CEO Dan Smoot, said, “Having multiple WorldView Legion satellites […] More
York Space Systems announced the successful demonstration of the first-ever Link 16 network entry to a U.S. Navy ship from Tranche 0 satellites in low-Earth orbit in collaboration with the Space Development Agency. In a press release Thursday, Dirk Wallinger, CEO of York, said, “York’s ability to develop, deploy, and successfully demonstrate this advanced technology […] More
L3Harris Technologies has marked a milestone in the development of one of three solid rocket motors that will support future NASA missions. The defense contracting company said Tuesday it was able to cast the jettison motor needed for the Launch Abort System, or LAS, of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and intended for Artemis III and IV lunar […] More
BAE Systems has wrapped up integration and testing of the Wide Field Instrument, the primary camera system for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope designed to boost astronomical research. The company said Tuesday it had completed environmental testing to ensure the visible-to-near-infrared imager can withstand harsh launch and space conditions. The WFI offers enhanced spectral capabilities, […] More
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has shipped over 5,000 HL1120W electronically steerable antennas tailored for the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. The terminal, manufactured in a facility in Maryland, supports satellite connectivity via the Eutelsat OneWeb space architecture, delivering download speeds of up to 195 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 32 […] More
