Iridium Announces Plan To Acquire Satelles
Iridium is acquiring Satelles to expand its positioning, navigation, and timing services, with the aim of complementing GPS services—or providing a backup should GPS fail.
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China Moving Quickly To Boost Space Capabilities, General Says
China is advancing so “breathtakingly fast” in space that America is at risk of losing its advantage if officials don’t prioritize investment in the national security space architecture, the chief of US Space Command told Congress on Thursday.
FAA Space Chief Talks Mission Authorization, Part 450, Starship
The clock is ticking to get a legislative fix for mission authorization approved, according to Kelvin Coleman, the FAA’s associate administrator for commercial space transportation.
FAA Announces New Committee To Evaluate Launch Regs
The FAA is establishing a new committee to improve its launch licensing requirements after industry officials complained that the agency’s 2021 update made life more difficult.
Russia Pursues New ASAT Capability Amid Declining Space Program
The news of Russia pursuing a new ASAT capability comes nearly two years after its invasion of Ukraine, which sparked international sanctions that harmed the nation’s economy and placed a strain on its once-great space program.
China Could Fill Potential Post-ISS Gap in LEO, Industry Says
The US is at risk of losing leadership in LEO to China if commercial space stations do not come to fruition before the ISS plunges into the sea, two industry officials told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Congress Reveals Russia’s Possible Nuclear ASAT Plans
Congress was thrown into a frenzy yesterday amid reports that Russia is working on a space-based nuclear capability that could target satellites in LEO.
The State of National Security Space Policy 2024
It’s time for the four-year-old Space Force to move out of the establishment phase and work through what it really means to conduct military operations in orbit, including translating 30,000-foot doctrine to the tactical level, according to two former defense officials.
Exclusive: Heliux Comes Out of Stealth With $2M In Funding
Heliux, a startup building an AI-powered enterprise operating system, is emerging from stealth today with the announcement of its first $2M funding round.
NASA’s Signal to Industry & More Challenges Facing Space
What keeps NASA’s chief economist up at night? Figuring out how to send consistent demand signals to industry in a constrained budget environment.
BlackSky Wins $50M Project To Give Indonesia Eyes in the Sky
BlackSky inked ~$50M-worth of contracts with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to provide the agency access to the company’s commercial space-based intelligence, with plans to build a sovereign capability for the country down the road.
AI Startup Synthetaic Closes $15M Series B
Synthetaic closed a $15M Series B round on Tuesday that will help bring its AI-driven image search tech to market.