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IC Exploring How To Reform Procurement Process To Expand Opportunities, Gabbard Says
ST. LOUIS — Mirroring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s priority of opening up the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement process to find the best solutions, the intelligence community is doing the same, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday. The goal is to avoid using the same prime contractor “over and over and…
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Department of the Air Force issues draft documents for new SpaceX launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 15-3 mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is moving ahead with expansion plans at Vandenberg Space Force Base that will double its West Coast launch cadence and enable Falcon Heavy rockets to fly from California. Last…
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Kymeta Goshawk u8 Terminal Now Available for Eutelsat OneWeb
Eutelsat OneWeb customers can now benefit from the Kymeta Goshawk u8 flat-panel terminal, a multi-orbit terminal for government and military customers. It aims to meet key defense needs by enabling the benefits of both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) networks on one terminal, providing resilient, flexible multi-orbit connectivity across all operational domains. Eutelsat…
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Circuits Integrated Hellas Launches New Platform that Could Benefit EO Operations
Circuits Integrated Hellas (CIH) has launched a new chipset platform ‘Kythrion’ as it looks to provide a more efficient platform for Earth Observation (EO) data. The platform is currently undergoing packaging and stress validation, with early-stage demonstrators expected in late third quarter of 2025 and general availability in the second quarter of 2026. The company…
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Commercial Satellite Imagery Leaders See Increased International Demand
ST LOUIS — Commercial satellite imagery and sensing leaders see growing demand in the international market for geospatial intelligence and are looking at ways to increase collaboration and streamline the way U.S. government and international partners can access commercial insights. “We’re seeing a speed to adoption in the international market that’s accelerated like never before,” Maxar…
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New space startup with several Seattle ties lands $3.5M to develop orbital data centers
A rendering of an orbital data center and TILE platform from Sophia Space, designed to allow customers to analyze data where it is collected in space. (Sophia Space Image) Sophia Space, a new venture working on orbital computing and data centers in space, raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding, the company announced Monday. The round…
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Iceye Enters New Geospatial Intelligence AI Tech Partnership with Safran.AI
Satellite data imagery company Iceye entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Safran.AI to develop advanced multi-sensor Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for geospatial intelligence customers in the government sector. The partnership, announced Monday during the GEOINT event in St. Louis, brings Iceye’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation together with Safran.AI’s expertise in AI processing for…
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Muon Space Secures Stage II NRO Contract to Advance Infrared Satellite Capabilities
Muon Space, a leading provider of end-to-end space systems specializing in mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced the award of Stage II on its contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Stage II, granted under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Framework within the commercial electro-optical (EO) capabilities focus area, will…
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Video Interview from GEOINT – A Conversation with BlackSky
Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor Rachel Jewett spoke with BlackSky Senior Marketing Director Katelyn Fobes during GEOINT in St. Louis, Missouri. BlackSky is now delivering imagery from the first high-resolution Gen-3 satellite, and showcasing demos of Gen-3 imagery this week during GEOINT. Katelyn also talks about how the Assured product offering guarantees critical access for…
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SpaceX scrubs Monday night Falcon 9 launch minutes before liftoff
SpaceX froze the countdown of its Falcon 9 about 2.5 minutes ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 12-15 mission on Monday, May 19, 2025. A reason for the abort wasn’t given before SpaceX ended its broadcast. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update May 20, 12:14 a.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed its planned launch. SpaceX scrubbed…