“Right now we’re on track to have a major collision in Low Earth Orbit roughly every 10 years. And that problem is only getting worse and worse,” said AGI CEO Paul Graziani.
By Theresa HitchensMillennium Space Systems is delivering on critical missile tracking constellation
With programs like MTC, Millennium Space Systems is redefining what it means to be an operational prime – rapidly delivering operational small sat constellations on rapid timelines.
China has launched 29 satellites through Sept. 30, compared 27 launched by the US. The US has far more satellites already in space.
By Theresa Hitchens
SIA says there could be as many as 107,671 satellites on orbit by 2029. There are now slightly fewer than 3,000.
By Theresa Hitchens“There’s a lot of inefficiencies in the process. But it’s basically a fight, with each community pressing its case to its own regulatory body,” says Jennifer Warren, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for technology, policy and regulation.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Space Foundation’s analysis shows a whopping 73 percent increase in the global space economy between 2009 and 2019: from 245.06 billion to 423.8 billion.
By Theresa Hitchens
SIA is hopeful that the COVID-19 pandemic will have only limited effects on the satellite industry, since it has been “generally deemed essential by governments.”
By Theresa Hitchens
“Putting non-maneuverable cubesats into LEO in densely populated orbits … is like putting go-carts on the freeway. Nobody would do that,” says Viasat’s John Janka.
By Theresa Hitchens
Military innovation and savings: Go commercial
DoD uses FAR Part 12 acquisitions to save hundreds of millions of dollars in “of a type” systems like civil landing systems with applicability to military aircraft.
The independent FCC seemingly “wrote these proposed rules mostly (if not entirely) in a vacuum, potentially failing to ensure White House directions in Space Policy Directives 1-through-4 were fully accounted for,” said one USG official with an eye on the debate.
By Theresa Hitchens
“Much of the excitement surrounding the ‘new space age’ is centered on recent innovations and growth seen in the commercial satellite industry,” said Tom Stoup, president of the Satellite Industry Association.
By Theresa Hitchens
