By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 8 May 2021 WASHINGTON — One of the top lawmakers in charge of the defense budget raised doubts Friday about whether the U.S. Space Force has lived up to its promise to reform the way it purchases space systems. While the nascent service has
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 7 May 2021 Washington DC (SPX) - Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb have been selected by the US Air Force Research Lab to demonstrate managed LEO satellite communications (SATCOM) services to connect the Arctic region to sites around the globe. Under the agreement,
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Spacenews, 7 May 2021 Rep. Betty McCollum: 'Too often over the past two decades, space acquisition programs have been delivered late and over budget.' WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has moved quickly to organize its operational units since it was established 16 months ago.
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 5 May 2021 Long Beach CA (SPX) - Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's responsive space company, reports that its UK subsidiary, Virgin Orbit UK Ltd., has signed a new manufacturing agreement with AVS Added Value Solutions UK (AVS) to build the Transportable Ground Operating
By Ali Bekhtauri, Published by Phys.org, 2 May 2021 Even the Milky Way seems too small to keep the egos of tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk from colliding as they vie to conquer space. Musk aimed low with a recent tweet saying "can't get it up (to orbit)"
By Mathieu Rabechault, Published by Space War, 27 April, 2021 Paris (AFP) - A year after collapsing into bankruptcy, satellite operator OneWeb has revived its goal of providing broadband satellite internet service after European operator Eutelsat said Tuesday it would invest $550 million in the project. Eutelsat's "roughly 24 percent"
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 26 April 2021 The London-based satellite operator OneWeb has just put up its sixth batch of broadband internet spacecraft. Thirty-six new platforms were launched from Russia's Far East, bringing the total in-orbit constellation to 182. Another two batch deliveries should see OneWeb rolling
By Staff Writers for Launchspace, Published in Space War, 26 April 2021 Bethesda MD (SPX) - It is well known that the Straits of Gibraltar provide access to the Mediterranean Sea. In terms of strategic importance, this geographic phenomenon provides a control point for all seagoing traffic between the Atlantic
