NASA has tapped SpaceLink to conduct a study on the integration of commercial optical ground terminals into the space agency’s Near Space Network architecture to help with the orbital communication system’s commercialization. Under the contract from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, SpaceLink said Tuesday it will craft a tracking and data relay satellite system-like capability […] More

The U.S. Army has selected SpaceLink to participate in studies to enhance its space communications network. Through a cooperative research and development agreement, SpaceLink’s staff will team with the Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center to enable a communications network that is durable and cuts down on lags between endpoints, the McLean, Virginia-based […] More

SpaceLink has selected Axiom Space as its partner to demonstrate on the International Space Station its end-to-end communications relay service. As implementation partner, Axiom will help SpaceLink demonstrate and assess the use of a 10 Gigabit per second optical terminal for real-time voice, data and video exchange in support of ISS crew, experiments and onboard […] More

Jim Schwenke, vice president of business development at SpaceLink, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss how his experiences across the federal landscape led him to SpaceLink in April 2021. In addition, Schwenke also discussed the benefits of SpaceLink’s MEO and hybrid architecture capabilities for its customers as well […] More

SpaceLink is increasing its presence in Northern Virginia with its expansion in Fairfax County amid the satellite communications company’s ongoing efforts to advance space commerce, exploration and security as well as environmental awareness. David Bettinger, CEO of SpaceLink, said in a statement published Thursday the region is the “natural choice” considering its pool of technology […] More

Alan Khalili, formerl chief financial officer of Aireon, was appointed to take up the same role at SpaceLink, while Jim Schwenke, former Leidos executive, and satellite industry professional Erik Levine were tapped to assume vice president roles at the satellite commu nications company.

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SpaceLink has stood up a new headquarters office in Tysons Corner, Virginia, as the company works to develop a medium-Earth orbit space relay network that is meant to provide customers with secure and high-bandwidth communications between their spacecraft in low-Earth orbit and the ground operations. The northern location in Virginia allows the office to serve as a hub that supports a wide range of spacecraft operators, David Bettinger, CEO of SpaceLink, said in a statement published Wednesday.

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Larry Rubin, Rob Singh, Tony Colucci and David Lihani, who all held executive roles at Maxar Technologies' SSL subsidiary, have been appointed to fill chief leadership roles at SpaceLink, a new Washington, D.C.-based satellite data relay system company owned by Australia-based Electro Optic Systems.

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SpaceLink -- the newly formed subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems -- will target its government market strategy in the U.S. on military, intelligence and civil aerospace applications of a medium-Earth orbit data relay service, SpaceLink CEO David Bettinger told Via Satellite in an interview posted Wednesday.

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Dave Bettinger, a three-decade satellite communications industry veteran, has been named CEO of Electro Optic Systems' SpaceLink subsidiary. He will oversee the design, operations and delivery of SpaceLink's medium Earth orbit satellite relay system.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named the teams that will work on a program that aims to develop an intersatellite optical communications terminal for enabling satellite constellations to communicate in space. Eleven teams from academia and the commercial industry received other transaction agreements to perform phase 1 research and development work for the […] More

Airspace Link, a Detroit-based drone integration service provider, has secured $10 million in a recently concluded round of Series A financing led by early-stage investor Altos Ventures. Thales, a global company offering air traffic management systems, also participated in the funding round, Airspace Link said Thursday. Dillon Krasnigor, investment team member at Altos Ventures, said […] More