Finnish satellite manufacturer ICEYE has set up a new site in Irvine, California, that will serve as a production facility for various spacecraft. The establishment will host a research and development lab, offices, a customer engagement space and a mission operations center for monitoring and operating U.S. licensed spacecraft, ICEYE said Thursday. In a statement, […]
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket has been added to the list of launch vehicles for NASA’s Launch Services Program. Vulcan Centaur’s addition to the program was formalized via a contract modification to ULA’s NASA Launch Services II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The on-ramp provision of the NLS II contract allows for the introduction of launch vehicles […]
Chris Levesque is the president and chief executive officer of TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. As TerraPower’s leader, he leads efforts to develop next-generation nuclear energy solutions. He is also a central figure in the company’s new venture into therapeutic medical isotopes, according to his organizational profile. In addition to […]
Regis Repko works for Duke Energy as a senior vice president and its chief regulated and renewable energy officer. The role puts him in charge of the electric power holding company’s diverse regulated generation portfolio of natural gas, coal and renewables. Repko started his career at Duke Energy in 1985, according to his company profile. […]
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2021 Wash100 winner, has raised concerns about the threat posed by cyber attacks and supply chain intrusions to SDA’s low-Earth orbit satellites. Speaking at an online Washington Space Business Roundtable forum, Tournear said those types of attacks could shut down a […]
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a new vehicle inspection system to automate vehicle screening processes at ports of entry and checkpoints. The project, called Vehicle Inspection for Early Warning, is a collaboration between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and Synthetik Applied Technologies. […]
In a recent FedInsider webinar, chief technology officers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency touted the benefits of emerging technologies in enhancing mission delivery. FEMA CTO Ted Okada said emerging technologies like automation tools and artificial intelligence can facilitate information technology modernization and cloud migration. CISA CTO Brian […]
President Joe Biden has expressed his intent to nominate Christine Wormuth as Army secretary. Wormuth’s selection marks the Biden administration’s first cabinet nomination for the military services. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first woman to hold the position, FCW reported Tuesday. Wormuth currently serves as the director of the International Security […]
Phoenix has received a $2.5 million project grant from the Department of Energy to develop plasma window technology that could boost the performance of its neutron generators. The project, titled “Ultra High Flux DT Neutron Source for Accelerated Testing of Fusion Materials and Subsystems to Reactor-Relevant DPA Levels,” will focus on applying the plasma window […]
The Space Development Agency has issued a request for information to gauge industry’s ability to provide the full suite of capabilities for Tranche 1 Transport Layer space vehicles. The spacecraft will be part of the planned multilayer National Defense Space Architecture. Responses to the RFI are due April 23. According to the document, SDA wants […]
