Mynaric will host and demonstrate its optical communications terminal on a functional testbed, dubbed Bartolomeo, on the International Space Station under a contract with Airbus’ U.S. space and defense business. Mynaric said Thursday it will demonstrate and test a range of space-based laser communications use cases of its Condor Mk2 terminal, which will be hosted […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Mynaric a 15-week phase 0 contract for the Space Based Adaptive Communications Node program that seeks to enable seamless communication between satellites of both public and private sectors. The laser communications company said Monday it will produce an architectural design of an optical communications terminal with low […] More

Mynaric and Cloud Constellation announced Thursday that the former’s CONDOR laser communication product will be used to connect the latter’s low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites through highly secure, high-performing Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs). The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Cloud Constellation’s future LEO constellation called SpaceBelt will provide Data-Security-as-a-Service (DSAAS) and secure cloud storage and […] More

Mynaric announced on Friday that the company has appointed Tim Deaver as vice president of strategic solutions. Deaver has over 20 years of experience with government space programs. He will operate out of Mynaric’s newly established Washington, D.C. area office and will be responsible for creating and marketing customer solutions, in response to the critical needs of the Department of Defense (DOD) and other government clients.  

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Stratolaunch has named two new C-level executives with decades-long industry experience to join its leadership team and support its hypersonic testing development efforts in line with the national defense strategy. Jackson Kemper, formerly of Mynaric, was appointed as chief revenue officer of Stratolaunch while Mary Normand, who was with Vantage Associates, was tapped to serve […] More

Capella Space is looking to demonstrate satellite interoperability with the Space Development Agency‘s new space architecture through a laser communications technology. Capella said Tuesday it will attempt to achieve optical inter-satellite link compatibility between its commercial synthetic aperture radar satellites and the National Defense Space Architecture. The company’s new SAR offering will use technology designed […] More