Archives for August 2022

Gilat to provide digital services over satellite to central Asian government

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has signed an agreement to provide a SkyEdge II-c hub and hundreds of VSATs to a government in Central Asia. The Gilat […]

Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

The European Space Agency has awarded Dawn Aerospace 200,000 euros GSTP (General Support Technology Program) funding to increase the performance of the firm’s green bi-propellant thrusters for satellites. Dawn has […]

UPDATE 4: Momentus’ 1st demo mission + an additional 4 smallsats deployed

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has provided their fourth Mission Update on the firm’s inaugural Vigoride mission that launched on May 25th. Since the Company’s last update […]

Northrop Grumman’s $3.3 billion contract to develop Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System

“GWS is part of Northrop Grumman’s land and sea-based missile defense systems that are enabled by our advanced missile warning and tracking space satellites.”… Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded […]

Meet “Those in the Know” who are attending Silicon Valley Space Week: Satellite Innovation + MilSat Symposium

Solstar Space’s new Spaceflight Systems Engineer from Space Shuttle, Dream Chaser and James Webb Space Telescope, and a new Boulder, Colorado office

Solstar Space (Solstar), providing regular in-orbit communication, announces the opening of its new Boulder, Colorado, office located in the heart of the Pearl Street Mall area, at 1445 Pearl Street, […]

SES + SES GS Acquire DRS Global Enterprise Solutions From Leonardo DRS

SES and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Government Solutions (SES GS), have completed the acquisition of DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) from Leonardo DRS for $450 million after obtaining all the […]

Ball Aerospace selected by NOAA for 2 weather instrument studies

In a one-week period, Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA to complete two, 20-month studies on new instruments to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Geostationary Extended Observations […]

NASA signs Axiom Space to the company’s 2nd private astronaut mission to the ISS

NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to occur in the second quarter of 2023. The […]

In-Space drug development a new focus of Redwire + a partnership with Eli Lilly & Co.

Redwire Space Corporation (NYSE:RDW) will be developing new, in-space manufacturing technology to provide novel and flexible services to grow small-batch crystals of protein-based pharmaceuticals and other key pharmaceutically relevant molecules […]