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Boeing Defense Chief Leaving, as Ortberg Aims to ‘Restore Trust’ of DoD Buyers
Ted Colbert, the head of Boeing‘s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment for more than two years, is leaving the company amid significant profitability worries, competition from startup defense firms and hybrid powerhouses, and a paring back of the segment’s overhead spending for items like work-related personnel travel. Colbert became president and CEO of BDS…
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Boeing Defense Chief Leaving, as Ortberg Aims to ‘Restore Trust’ of DoD Buyers
Ted Colbert, the head of Boeing‘s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment for more than two years, is leaving the company amid significant profitability worries, competition from startup defense firms and hybrid powerhouses, and a paring back of the segment’s overhead spending for items like work-related personnel travel. Colbert became president and CEO of BDS…
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Two-member SpaceX Crew-9 prepares for late week Dragon launch
Representatives from NASA participate in a media event at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 21, upon the arrival of NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, in advance of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew…
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Viasat Collaborates with Reticulate Micro to Develop Satellite Video Compression Technology
Viasat, Inc., a global company in satellite communications, and Reticulate Micro, Inc., a defense tech company redefining resilient communications, announced that Reticulate has joined Viasat’s ELEVATE program to work with the satellite communications provider on expanding the use of its VAST video technology. Reticulate Micro is a commercial and defense software technology company that delivers…
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NanoAvionics’ Spacecraft Bus Enables Successful Solar Sail Deployment in NASA’s ACS3 Mission
The solar sail aboard NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite, using a spacecraft bus built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), has successfully deployed. The deployment, a primary objective of the ACS3 mission, was confirmed by telemetry and images captured by the satellite’s onboard cameras. Solar Sail Onboard Camera Image The ACS3 mission, led and…
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Vodafone to Adopt Intelsat’s Flex Portfolio of Connectivity
Vodafone is expanding its work with Intelsat to bring on-the-move satellite communication to organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones. Vodafone and Intelsat announced Monday that Vodafone is adding Intelsat’s Flex portfolio to its satellite connectivity product range. This includes communications-on-the-move (COTM) with a vehicle-mounted antenna, and communications-on-the-pause (COTP) with a compact satellite terminal.…
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Vodafone to Adopt Intelsat’s Flex Portfolio of Connectivity
Vodafone is expanding its work with Intelsat to bring on-the-move satellite communication to organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones. Vodafone and Intelsat announced Monday that Vodafone is adding Intelsat’s Flex portfolio to its satellite connectivity product range. This includes communications-on-the-move (COTM) with a vehicle-mounted antenna, and communications-on-the-pause (COTP) with a compact satellite terminal.…
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Launch Roundup: NASA Crew-9 flies half-empty, Starlink and Chinese launches continue
NASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch of two new International Space Station crew members took place on Saturday from the recently crew-certified Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). Meanwhile, in California, another Falcon 9 lifted the only scheduled Starlink…
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Former Comtech CEOs Push for Changes at the Company in Public Letter
Two former Comtech CEOs — Fred Kornberg and Michael Porcelain — released a letter to shareholders on Monday arguing for a slate of eight new board members, and a strategic review for the company’s 911 business, among other changes. Kornberg is the former longtime CEO of Comtech who led the company from 1976 to 2022. Porcelain…
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Former Comtech CEOs Push for Changes at the Company in Public Letter
Two former Comtech CEOs — Fred Kornberg and Michael Porcelain — released a letter to shareholders on Monday arguing for a slate of eight new board members, and a strategic review for the company’s 911 business, among other changes. Kornberg is the former longtime CEO of Comtech who led the company from 1976 to 2022. Porcelain…