Patrick Loner, formerly the director of business development at SEAKR Engineering, has been appointed to succeed Jonathan Goff as CEO of Voyager Space Holdings‘ Altius Space Machines subsidiary. Voyager said Wednesday that Goff will join the company as vice president of on-orbit servicing while Loner will lead technology development efforts at Altius. Loner’s three-decade career […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched two spacecraft under the Blackjack program in an effort to demonstrate advanced laser communications terminals. DARPA said Wednesday the pair of Mandrake 2 satellites reached orbit in late June as part of the SpaceX Transporter 2 launch and are currently undergoing checkout and commissioning. The agency considers […] More