Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software

Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software
Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software

Kayhan Space is providing its baseline collision avoidance service, Pathfinder Essentials, for free “to keep space safe,” said company co-founder Araz Feyzi.

ATLAS Space: A ‘Netflix’ for satellite ground operations software

ATLAS Space: A ‘Netflix’ for satellite ground operations software
ATLAS Space: A ‘Netflix’ for satellite ground operations software

“We are a ground software service provider,” ATLAS Space co-founder Mike Carey told Breaking Defense. “We’ve come up with a very modern, cloud-based, scalable secure platform by which any number of antennas can be brought in.”

EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet

EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet
EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet

“We have an issue, as everyone here knows, with China where they’re just simply not sharing information. And we cannot safely operate in space if a major space participant isn’t actively engaged and sharing information in a way that enhances safety for all,” said Commerce’s Richard DalBello.

Space Command, Commerce to stage commercial space tracking pilot this fall

Space Command, Commerce to stage commercial space tracking pilot this fall
Space Command, Commerce to stage commercial space tracking pilot this fall

The Commerce Department doesn’t simply want to replicate what DoD does now in providing space situational awareness data to industry, but go beyond to provide “a technologically superior product,” said Richard DalBello, head of DoC’s Commercial Space Office.

National Space Council to ask industry for input on new space rules

National Space Council to ask industry for input on new space rules
National Space Council to ask industry for input on new space rules

The new rules framework is due to Vice President Kamala Harris by March 7, said National Space Council Director of Commercial Policy Diane Howard.

Dangerous, expanding satellite population poses policy challenges to US government

Dangerous, expanding satellite population poses policy challenges to US government
Dangerous, expanding satellite population poses policy challenges to US government

“We need to address space debris so that space is sustainable and remains a working environment,” Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, assistant director for space policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said today.

Space Force still struggling to ingest commercial space monitoring data

Space Force still struggling to ingest commercial space monitoring data
Space Force still struggling to ingest commercial space monitoring data

“We need to integrate and exploit non-traditional commercial data,” said Space Force Delta 2 Commander Col. Mark Brock. “There has been a push against this to a certain extent within our own enterprise, and I’ve been pushing back on that. We need our commercial partners.”

24 hours from ‘go’: Next Space Force ‘responsive launch’ experiment aims to loft satellite in a hurry

24 hours from ‘go’: Next Space Force ‘responsive launch’ experiment aims to loft satellite in a hurry
24 hours from ‘go’: Next Space Force ‘responsive launch’ experiment aims to loft satellite in a hurry

“We have spent a lot of time admiring the problem of how to be responsive in space,” SSC head Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said. “We are done admiring the problem and we are getting after the combatant commands’ need to truly protect and defend the peaceful use of space.”

With warning tool, Slingshot Aerospace pushes industry-led space traffic management

With warning tool, Slingshot Aerospace pushes industry-led space traffic management
With warning tool, Slingshot Aerospace pushes industry-led space traffic management

“We believe that space needs to be in a more sustainable state — that spaceflight safety is critical to connecting the world and making sure that we continue to have space as a portal of progress and knowledge. And that’s at risk today,” said Slingshot Aerospace co-founder Melanie Stricklan.

LeoLabs debuts collision risk assessment software for space insurers

LeoLabs debuts collision risk assessment software for space insurers
LeoLabs debuts collision risk assessment software for space insurers

“It’s a new and encouraging step in the right direction in terms of space domain awareness and a welcome collaboration within the industry,” said Denis Bensousan, of London-based insurance firm Beazley.

EXCLUSIVE: DoD-Commerce yet to hash out review of commercial space data sharing

EXCLUSIVE: DoD-Commerce yet to hash out review of commercial space data sharing
EXCLUSIVE: DoD-Commerce yet to hash out review of commercial space data sharing

Traditionally, DoD and the Intelligence Community — as well as some US allies — have been leery about revealing the position of US national security satellites, because they wish to conceal their activities and characteristics.