The mission is a follow-on to a Space Systems Command contract Northrop received last year to develop a tanker satellite ...

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became the first and only ...

Intelsat has completed the satellite life-extension mission and made space history. Takeaway Points Intelsat has completed the Satellite Life-Extension Mission. The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) ...

Beyond cost savings, refueling is a strategic necessity as China tests aggressive space tactics. U.S. intelligence has observed Chinese satellites maneuvering in formation, rehearsing potential space ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Sustained space maneuver. Dynamic space operations. Maneuvering without regret. These days, the U.S. Space Force is using many terms to describe a mission area where satellites can ...

The US Space Force has outlined plans to test a new method of keeping satellites in orbit for longer: mid-orbit refueling.

Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became the first and only ...

The US Space Force is moving forward with missions to test the concept of space gas stations that can refuel satellites ...

The company debuted its U.S. office off of Santa Fe Drive and Evans Avenue in 2023, selecting the Denver area due to Colorado ...

The Space Systems Command (SSC) selected Northrop Grumman for the Elixir refueling payload program, which is set to enhance the USSF’s operational tactics for docking and refueling satellites in ...

The United States Space Force unveiled its plans to send two devices into space that will act like gas stations for satellites, increasing their longevity.