VISTA recently expanded to include the University of Connecticut and the University of North Dakota.

Under the memorandum of understanding, NASA Glenn and VISTA will foster engagement through technical exchanges, collaborative discussions, and potential educational outreach.

The collaboration between NASA Glenn and VISTA is intended to strengthen the talent pipeline, deepen national research capabilities, and accelerate pathways for innovation and technology transition.

The memorandum of understanding identifies Voyager’s High School Students United with NASA (HUNCH) as an example of educational outreach to be included in the collaboration.

The memorandum of understanding establishes a collaboration between Voyager Technologies and NASA Glenn to advance variable gravity research.

Jeffrey Manber is special assistant to the CEO at Voyager Technologies.

Voyager Technologies and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio signed a memorandum of understanding to expand the Voyager Institute for Space, Technology and Advancement (VISTA) science park ecosystem.

VISTA is a science park ecosystem that brings together Fortune 500 companies, leading universities, cutting-edge startups, and federal agencies focused on advancing in-space science, research, and manufacturing.

The appointment of Bizmile marks Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd’s first official entry into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market.

The distribution agreement expands Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd’s global footprint to 15 countries.

The partnership between Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd and Bizmile is designed to capitalize on rapid growth in South Korea’s aerospace and defense sectors.

The distribution agreement increases Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd’s total distributor network to 21 partners.

Bizmile Co. Ltd maintains a robust presence within the Korean defense market and represents several international component manufacturers.

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd has supplied millions of units globally since its inception in 1999.

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd is based in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

On January 28, 2026, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd appointed Bizmile Co. Ltd as its exclusive distributor in South Korea.

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd specializes in Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology for navigation and stabilization applications.

South Korea is investing heavily in indigenous aerospace programs and defense modernization.

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd is a joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Sumitomo Precision Products.

Under the new contract, Bizmile will provide local manufacturing, integration, and marketing services for Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd’s product line.

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd aims to streamline procurement for Korean businesses and government entities seeking ITAR-free or high-reliability inertial components by establishing a local representative in South Korea.

Kathy Warden is Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman’s propulsion division remains a critical pillar for both government and commercial heavy-lift requirements.

The December 19, 2025 award brought Northrop Grumman’s total commitment to the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to 150 satellites across the Transport and Tracking layers.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems unit experienced an 8% year-over-year decline in annual revenue in 2025.

Northrop Grumman released its fourth-quarter earnings report on January 27, 2026 projecting Space Systems sales to reach approximately $11 billion in fiscal year 2026.

The Department of Defense is moving to operationalize low Earth orbit as a contested domain, prompting Northrop Grumman to prioritize high-margin mission systems over legacy hardware segments.

Northrop Grumman ended 2025 with a record total backlog of $95.7 billion.

Northrop Grumman reported record total sales of $42 billion for 2025.

The 2025 decline in Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems revenue was primarily driven by modest headwinds in civil space programs and the transition of several large-scale development contracts.

Northrop Grumman is deepening its integration into the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Contracts for Northrop Grumman’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture work utilize a spiral development model requiring rapid production cycles at the company’s Space Park campus in Redondo Beach.

On December 19, 2025, the Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $764 million contract to build and operate 18 satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.

Galileo GSS stations form the ground network of the Galileo system and are responsible for receiving and processing satellite signals.

Galileo GSS stations analyze signal quality, identify errors, and send navigation measurements and messages to the system control center.

Achilles is part of the Galileo system evolution program, which includes enabling European industry to develop new LEO-PNT satellite positioning systems.

The GMV-led industrial consortium will explore configurable wideband radiofrequency chains and hybrid beamforming techniques for the Achilles project.

GMV’s Portugal team contributed to the generation and processing of LEO-PNT signals for the Celeste constellation.

The GMV-led industrial consortium will explore smart antennas with spatial diversity and dual polarization for the Achilles project.

The objective of Achilles is to design a new generation of GSS that are more compact, robust, and low-cost while ensuring high precision and operational robustness in adverse conditions.

The GMV-led industrial consortium will explore distributed architectures based on cloud computing for the Achilles project.

The project is named Achilles, an acronym for Advanced Technologies Breadboarding for Low-Complexity Sensor Stations.

The Celeste constellation is currently in development and its first satellites are scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2026.

GMV and the European Space Agency have signed a contract to develop a new generation of Galileo GSS signal reception stations.

GMV’s Portugal team will be responsible for all processing of the next-generation signals, exploiting cloud resources and adopting a disruptive concept to optimize system performance and scalability.

Incorporating smart antennas, configurable RF chains, hybrid beamforming, and cloud-based distributed architectures will create GSS that are more flexible, scalable, and robust against interference, multipath reflections, and signal spoofing.

The NG-2 mission successfully landed the booster named "Never Tell Me The Odds."

The BlueBird satellite network will enable users to remain connected as their devices transition between terrestrial cellular networks and space-based coverage.

The NG-3 launch is scheduled for no earlier than late February from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

AST SpaceMobile selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle in November 2024 as part of its launch campaign for its cellular broadband network.