The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman contracts to each build and operate 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites for missile detection. T2TL is part of an overarching plan to strengthen deterrence with more resilient space architectures for beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) targeting, data transport, and...
Russias Luna-25 unmanned spacecraft which marked the countrys return to the moon after two decades, lost communications after crash- landing on the lunar surface on Saturday. "According to the results of a preliminary analysis, due to the deviation of the actual impulse parameters from the calculated ones, the Luna-25 spacecraft switched...
BAE Systems planned acquisition of Ball Aerospace for $5.55 billion is expected to boost its position across a range of activities, notably the
Russia is proposing creating a specialized module at the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) to BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) which would allow members to conduct their scientific research. “I would like to invite BRICS partners to consider the opportunity to take part in this project and, by joining...
Northrop Grumman recently completed a successful preliminary design review (PDR) of Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) for the U.S
Lockheed Martin signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems FAST Labs research and development organization $7 million for the Oversight autonomous space-based target custody program. Traditional space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) collection can be siloed, labor intensive, and unable to dynamically re-evaluate quickly enough to take advantage of new space systems
Northrop Grumman recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced today that its re-entry spacecraft has returned back to earth. An official statement issued by the space agency on WeChat social network said the spacecraft, launched from the Jiuquan Launch Center, spent 276 days in orbit
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The first Lockheed Martin LM 400 mid-sized satellite which can be adapted for military, civil or commercial uses, has completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing. This trial is crucial to ensure that signals from the satellite bus components will not interfere with critical payloads during operations, the company said in a release today