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Amentum and German company Rivada Space Networks are partnering to enhance U.S. government communications through Outernet, a highly secure low Earth orbit network. Commenting on the partnership, Dave Marlowe, vice president of intelligence and cyber at Amentum, said in a statement Tuesday, “Rivada is building a uniquely capable LEO constellation focused on zero-trust networking. By establishing a […] More
Voyager Technologies and Palantir have announced an expanded collaboration aimed at developing artificial intelligence-powered systems to strengthen space domain awareness and address risks of collisions and other potential threats. Enhancing Space Domain Awareness The defense technology and space services provider said Monday the open-architecture system is designed to detect, identify, classify and track space-based objects by utilizing […] More
Nokia has delivered the first cellular network to the moon’s south pole region as part of the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission. During the mission, Nokia Bell Labs’ Lunar Surface Communications System, or LSCS, reached the moon aboard the Athena lander, successfully powered up and sent back data to Earth, the company said Monday. The technology […] More
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is requesting information on small businesses capable of providing engineering and technical support for its Launch Services Program, or LSP. The potential contractor is expected to deliver end-to-end launch services for the space agency’s mission under a planned Evolving Launch Vehicle Integrated Support, or ELVIS, 4 contract, according to a Tuesday […] More
Red Hat has partnered with Axiom Space, a company specializing in in-space infrastructure, to launch and optimize the latter’s Data Center Unit-1 to the International Space Station this spring. The open source services provider said Thursday the collaboration aims to support the development and deployment of commercial orbital data centers. The data processing prototype, powered by […] More
Technology provider Arcfield has launched the Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager, or RROCI, an advanced sensor that supplies weather data to enhance government agencies’ warfighting capabilities. Designed to deliver real-time cloud scanning and terrestrial weather data, RROCI is envisioned to establish a new standard in space-based weather sensing capabilities, Arcfield said Tuesday. It was deployed […] More
Draper has completed flight and payload testing to gather data and validate algorithms for its vision-based navigation and hazard detection technology, the Draper Multi-Environment Navigator, designed for precise and safe lunar landings. Testing efforts In the first test, conducted in fall 2024, DMEN was deployed on Astrobotic’s Xodiac rocket lander to validate a hazard detection system software […] More
Amazon Web Services executive Clint Crosier spoke at a recent Booz Allen Hamilton event where he tackled the role artificial intelligence plays in space missions, GeekWire reported. Overcoming Human Limits Crosier, who serves as director of aerospace and satellite solutions at AWS, described AI as having become “table stakes” for on-orbit systems and capabilities, because […] More
The Aerospace Corporation has conducted a demonstration of the first optical crosslink between two CubeSats in low-Earth orbit. The Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered company said Thursday the Flashlight Laser Crosslink facilitates the collaboration between small satellites. The technology allows these satellites to operate in formations paving the way for the expansion of commercial and government missions. Boosting Small […] More
Honeywell’s aerospace unit and a Lockheed Martin subsidiary have joined forces to develop durable and radiation-resistant microelectronics for space use. Under the partnership, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies said Tuesday it will support ForwardEdge ASIC’s work on developing technologies for space missions. ForwardEdge ASIC focuses on strengthening U.S. defense microelectronics and supply chains while advancing commercial and military technology. […] More
Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield subsidiary, has received a contract to provide real-time atmospheric modeling data to the Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness Tools Applications and Processing, or SDA TAP, Lab Accelerator in Colorado. Orion secured the SSC contract after demonstrating that its Dragster model can advance SDA by mitigating collisions and optimizing communication […] More
Rocket Lab National Security, a Rocket Lab USA subsidiary, has completed its critical design review for Victus Haze, the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Tactically Responsive Space mission. The launch services and space systems company said Monday the program aims to showcase its tactically responsive space capabilities. What Is the Victus Haze Mission? The $32 million […] More
