Complements BAE Systems’ diverse product and service set to address increased U.S. government demand for space systems FALLS CHURCH, Va. — BAE Systems today announced a definitive agreement for the proposed acquisition of Ball Aerospace for approximately $5.55 billion. The Ball Aerospace legacy of achieving advances in national security space architecture, mission-enabling technologies, and scientific…

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aqui. NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challenge. TechRise is open to students in grades six to 12 attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools –…

Space Week Launches August 31 with the World Premiere of ‘Search For Earth’s Lost Moon’ SILVER SPRING, Md. — Get ready to embark on an unforgettable exploration of the Universe as Curiosity Stream announces Space Week: Journey Beyond — a week+ dedicated to captivating space documentaries and series. Space Week launches Thursday, August 31, 2023, with the world premiere…

SINGAPORE — SpeQtral, a leading quantum communication technology company, is thrilled to unveil the collaboration with Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) and Mbryonics for the upcoming SpeQtral-1 mission. NanoAvionics has been chosen as the satellite platform provider, while Mbryonics will take on the crucial role of the satellite optical terminal provider. NanoAvionics, a prominent player in the…

Across two Electron launches in 2024, Rocket Lab will deploy NASA’s PREFIRE mission to study naturally occurring radiation at the Arctic to better understand its impact on melting glaciers, sea ice, clouds and water, and climate modelling and forecasting. LONG BEACH, Calif. — Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a…

GLIMR will fly aboard NASA satellite ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that its Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer, or GLIMR, sensor has completed its Critical Design Review and is now in the build and test phase of the program. NASA selected GLIMR to be the agency’s first hyperspectral imager in…

Denver-based company invests $20 million to expand aerospace manufacturing, rebuilding US satellite industrial base DENVER — York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, today announced construction on its fourth production facility is complete, which will double York’s prolific existing production capacity, increasing capacity to more than 1,000 spacecraft per year…

LAS VEGAS – The Department of the Air Force has made history with a successful and first-of-its-kind capture-the-flag hacking competition on an operational satellite. Hack-A-Sat 4 took place Aug. 11-12 in the Aerospace Village at the annual hacking conference DEF CON 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In its fourth year, Hack-A-Sat is an opportunity for…

TUKWILA, Wash. – LeoStella, a U.S.-based satellite design and manufacturing company, today announced its third-generation small satellite bus product line, the LS-300. The LS-300 introduces significant payload accommodation and other enhanced capabilities. The LS-300 builds upon LeoStella’s successful reputation and accounts for the evolving expectations of government and commercial satellite customers. To date, LeoStella has 19 satellites…

DENVER – Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on rocket propulsion, announced it received additional funding from America Makes, an Ohio-based organization that aims to accelerate U.S. manufacturing competitiveness through the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM). Ursa Major and America Makes began their relationship in 2021 with the establishment of the Ursa…