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The Cybersecurity Threat Continues to Grow for Space
CyberSat returns very soon for its eighth edition as we look at what the satellite industry needs to do to keep its space assets safe. The event has gone from strength to strength and we have an all-star line up of speakers with the likes of the NRO, FAA, U.S. Space Force, United States Postal…
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Critical Connections: Satellite’s Role in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
This year’s hurricane season in the United States has been especially rough, with devastation from Hurricane Helene making an impact across the Southeastern part of the country. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, but the hurricane caused intense damage and disruption in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee —…
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NASA Reveals Nine Potential Landing Sites for Artemis III Near Lunar South Pole
As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than five decades, the agency has identified an updated set of nine potential landing regions near the lunar South Pole for its Artemis III mission. These areas will be further investigated through scientific and engineering studies. NASA will continue to survey potential areas for…
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Proteus Space’s AI Design Platform Selects GomSpace for Groundbreaking Satellite Mission
GomSpace North America providing critical components and expertise to satellite mission projected to set world record for rapid design, assembly, and testing. Contract value is $250,000 (2.6 MSEK). Proteus Space is a trailblazer in rapid space system design, assembly, and deployment, driven by their AI-enabled custom satellite bus design platform, MERCURY. As part of their…
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Why Space Cybersecurity Needs More Imagination
In our recent Cal Poly report, we introduced the ICARUS matrix to generate novel scenarios in outer space cybersecurity. It’s meant to guard against a failure of imagination, a key risk for any security planning. In conversations about space cyberattacks, at least unclassified ones, only a couple generic scenarios are typically trotted out — namely…
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Lockheed Martin Closes Terran Orbital Acquisition
Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital, acquiring the former SPAC as its largest customer. Terran Orbital and subsidiary Tyvak International are now part of Lockheed Martin’s Space business area and recognized as Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company. Lockheed said in an Oct. 30 release it will remain a merchant supplier…
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Maxar Intelligence Hires Amazon Kuiper and Palantir Execs for Leadership Roles
Maxar Intelligence continues to hire for its executive team, announcing three new leaders on Wednesday including Matt Santangelo as chief financial officer. Santangelo was most recently CFO of cybersecurity company Forcepoint and is a former longtime Raytheon exec. Maxar also hired Matt Jenkins as chief space systems officer (CSSO). He is tasked with architecting the future…
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China intensifies manned lunar landing program
China is pressing ahead with its mission to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, moving quickly with development and construction efforts to turn this goal into reality, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Tuesday. Production and ground tests of prototypes of the Long March-10 carrier rocket, the manned…
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Launch of Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship a complete success
The launch of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship is a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). China on Wednesday launched the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship，sending three astronauts — including the country’s first female space engineer — to its orbiting space station for a six-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket,…