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Kratos and SES Successfully Demonstrate Fully Virtualized SATCOM Ground System for U.S. Army
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, and SES, one of the leaders in global content connectivity solutions, successfully executed a fully virtualized satellite communications (SATCOM) ground system demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command. Kratos and SES successfully showed a flexible network architecture…
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Space Explored Podcast 74: Trying to put the eclipse into words with astronaut Terry Virts
This week Seth is joined with former NASA astronaut Terry Virts to discuss their experiences witnessing April’s total solar eclipse. To finish the discussion, Virts goes into detail about what it’s like taking photos from space and the workflow of getting them to NASA and out on social media. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts…
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SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites
SpaceX is reportedly working with at least one major US defense contractor, Northrop Grumman, on a constellation of spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. According to Reuters, development of the network of hundreds of spy satellites by SpaceX is being coordinated with multiple contractors to avoid putting too much control of a highly sensitive…
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L3Harris Receives $187 Million Award from US Space Force to Enhance Space Domain Awareness
L3Harris Technologies received an award of option year five of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. The contract, worth up to $187 million from the U.S. Space Force, continues the modernization and sustainment of critical space infrastructure enabling the Space Force core competency of space domain awareness. In support of the…
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Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”
On Thursday senior Boeing officials leading the Space Launch System program, including David Dutcher and Steve Snell, convened an all-hands meeting for the more than 1,000 employees who work on the rocket. According to two people familiar with the meeting, the officials announced that there would be a significant number of layoffs and reassignments of…
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China’s Tiandu satellites take Earth-Moon transmissions and routing tests
China’s communication and navigation technology test satellites, Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, have successfully carried out experiments with highly reliable Earth-Moon transmission and routing, according to Science and Technology Daily on Monday. Telemetric data showed that the test project could effectively improve the accuracy of spacecraft in determining the lunar orbit. The two satellites were sent into…
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Telespazio’s Board Appoints Gabriele Pieralli as New CEO
Italian service provider Telespazio has a new CEO. The company’s board of directors appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO on April 16, Telespazio announced. Pieralli has been Telespazio COO since June 2023. He is the former CEO of Sirio Panel, which was later incorporated into Leonardo. He held leadership positions at Leonardo and was named managing…
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Telespazio’s Board Appoints Gabriele Pieralli as New CEO
Italian service provider Telespazio has a new CEO. The company’s board of directors appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO on April 16, Telespazio announced. Pieralli has been Telespazio COO since June 2023. He is the former CEO of Sirio Panel, which was later incorporated into Leonardo. He held leadership positions at Leonardo and was named managing…
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Comtech Leaders Put Focus on Company Strategy Amid Search for New CEO
Comtech leadership says the company’s transformation and focus on opportunities like virtualization and the convergence of satellite and terrestrial technologies does not change as the company looks for a new CEO. The long-standing satcom ground technology provider has been going through a “One Comtech” initiative to unify the company and its capabilities. During the past…
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Comtech Leaders Put Focus on Company Strategy Amid Search for New CEO
Comtech leadership says the company’s transformation and focus on opportunities like virtualization and the convergence of satellite and terrestrial technologies does not change as the company looks for a new CEO. The long-standing satcom ground technology provider has been going through a “One Comtech” initiative to unify the company and its capabilities. During the past…