SAN FRANCISCO — Morpheus Space raised $15 million in a Series A+ funding round announced Feb. 5. “This funding is intended to accelerate our production as we focus on bringing our GO-2 Electric Propulsion System fully to market,” Morpheus CEO Kevin Lausten told SpaceNews. “It’s about getting the product in

Few modern systems are as consequential — or as exposed — as the Global Positioning System. A temporary loss of access to its positioning, navigation and timing signals would ripple through the global economy and severely impair military operations. Yet despite repeated warnings that GPS signals can be jammed, spoofed or denied

Logos Space Services has secured U.S. regulatory approval to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites. The post FCC clears Logos to deploy more than 4,000 broadband satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-logos-to-deploy-more-than-4000-broadband-satellites/

The award was made under NGA’s Luno program. The post Vantor wins $5.3 million NGA contract to spot terrain changes using commercial satellite data appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/vantor-wins-5-3-million-nga-contract-to-spot-terrain-changes-using-commercial-satellite-data/

SAN FRANCISCO — Viridian Space Corp. signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The five-year CRADA will provide the Southern California startup with access […] The post Viridian inks cooperative agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/viridian-inks-cooperative-agreement-with-air-force-research-laboratory/

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather slower speeds. Take, as one example, the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA began feasibility studies for

ExoAnalytic tool aims to show when fire-monitoring satellites can actually see the ground The post FireSat adds orbit-visualization software to help firefighters plan around satellite passes appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/firesat-adds-orbit-visualization-software-to-help-firefighters-plan-around-satellite-passes/

In the consumer electronics playbook, custom silicon is the final step in the marathon: you use off-the-shelf components to prove a product, achieve mass scale and only then invest in proprietary chips to create differentiation, improve operations, and optimize margins. In the modern satellite communications (SATCOM) ecosystem, this script has

A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too permissive. The post Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/

Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, spoke with SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin as part of an event focused on the Space Force 2040 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on Jan. 21. Here are six takeaways from their conversation: Planning for 2040 means more