NASA has selected proposals for three-year, fixed-price contracts from seven companies, including Astroscale U.S. Inc. in Denver, BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, Busek Co. Inc in Natick, Massachusetts, L3Harris Technologies Inc. in Rochester, New York, Lockheed Martin Inc. in Palo Alto, California, Northrop Grumman Inc. in Redondo Beach, California, and Zecoat Co. Inc. in Granite City, Illinois.

The mission requires a coronagraph thousands of times more capable than any space coronagraph ever built.

The Habitable Worlds Observatory requires a stable optical system that moves no more than the width of an atom during observations.

The Habitable Worlds Observatory will be the first mission to directly image Earth-like planets around stars like the Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life.

NASA has announced the selection of multiple industry proposals to advance technologies for its Habitable Worlds Observatory concept.

Vantor’s trusted content through the SkyFi platform unlocks new insights and drives data-informed decision-making.

SkyFi provides a streamlined process to acquire and analyze Vantor satellite imagery.

SkyFi Pro enterprise users can manage access and user budgets through provided tools.

The SkyFi - Vantor integration provides access to Vantor spatial content products for various applications including environmental monitoring and urban planning.

Users can view newly acquired data directly in the SkyFi app.

Individual users and enterprises can utilize SkyFi’s proprietary image processing capabilities on 2D imagery.

The collaboration supports a range of missions including defense, disaster response, urban planning, and resource management.

SkyFi will integrate directly with the Vantor Hub for on-demand access to Earth observation products and analytics.

Vantor offers high-resolution satellite imagery tasking, 20-plus years of archival imagery, detailed 3D terrain data, and global-scale 2D imagery basemaps.

The offering includes new advanced tasking modes set for release in the near future.

The partnership helps accelerate innovation by providing critical data to a broader audience lacking access to geospatial data.

The integration allows businesses, researchers, government agencies, and organizations to utilize spatial content through SkyFi’s platform.

Data from SkyFi will be delivered to organizational cloud storage systems.

SkyFi and Vantor have announced a distribution agreement to expand access to high-resolution satellite imagery.

SkyFi has a growing user base and an easy-to-use platform, making it an ideal partner for Vantor.

SkyFi Pro account users can access robust APIs to integrate geospatial data into their workflows.

SkyFi users can now task and acquire data from Vantor’s extensive suite of spatial content products.

Kara Leibin Azocar leads global regulatory affairs and public policy initiatives at Iridium.

Tom Stroup is the president of the Satellite Industry Association.

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors elected Peter Davidson of SES as Chair for 2026.

Kara Leibin Azocar graduated cum laude from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

The SIA Board of Directors elected Kara Leibin Azocar of Iridium as Treasurer for 2026.

SIA is entering its fourth decade of advocating on behalf of the commercial satellite industry.

Stacy Fuller is Senior Vice President of External Affairs at DIRECTV.

Peter Davidson has held positions such as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce and SVP of Government Affairs at Verizon Communications.

The SIA Board of Directors elected Stacy Fuller of DIRECTV as Vice Chair for 2026.

Before joining SES, Peter Davidson served as VP Government Affairs at Intelsat.

Kara Leibin Azocar is Vice President of Regulatory at Iridium Satellite LLC.

Stacy Fuller oversees all federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory issues impacting DIRECTV.

Peter B. Davidson is Vice President of Government Relations at SES since July 2025.

The LEO constellation designed by Viasat and the European Space Agency aims to give Europe its own competitive edge in satellite connectivity.

60% of mobile users would pay $5 to $10 more per month for satellite connectivity.

AST SpaceMobile launched its sixth BlueBird satellite on December 23, 2023, and plans to deploy up to 60 spacecraft by year-end 2026.

Elon Musk's Starlink has 657 satellites operational.

Half of mobile users would switch carriers for satellite connectivity.

T-Mobile customers are sending texts from dead zones across America using Starlink.

Viasat and the European Space Agency signed a partnership in late 2024 to design a LEO constellation.

The satellite connectivity market is projected to grow from $3.62 billion today to $43 billion by 2032.

Mars has a thin atmosphere and a dusty surface.

Dust storms and dust devils on Mars continually reshape its landscape.

Mars is an energetic and electrically charged environment.

SpaceX is targeting January 11 for the Twilight rideshare mission.

SpaceX's Twilight rideshare mission is scheduled to deploy the first tranche of Kepler Communications' next-generation optical satellite constellation.

flyExclusive is now an authorized reseller for SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity.

flyExclusive is set to begin installing Starlink on its fleet.