Rocket Lab's first in-house built satellite launched into orbit Monday as part of its 14th Electron mission that took off from a launch complex in New Zealand and fielded a microsatellite for Capella Space.

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s space vehicles directorate has chosen eight companies to participate in its collaborative Catalyst Space Accelerator program, which seeks to rapidly develop commercial technologies for space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

Amazon Web Services is offering AWS Ground Station, a new service that gives customers expanded access to satellite data through a network of ground stations around the world.

VCE Chairman Michael Capellas recently spoke at CA World 2011 in Las Vegas on the latest technology trends that are transforming data centers and enabling greater business agility. His keynote session featured CA Technologies CEO Bill McCracken, former first Federal CIO and current Harvard fellow Vivek Kundra, and former Facebook marketing director and …

The TechAmerica Cloud2 Commission released its highly anticipated report Tuesday on how the federal government should adopt cloud computing technologies, including a Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for Government. The Commission made 14 recommendations in its report in the areas of trust, transnational data flow, transparency and transformation. “Today’s recommendations by …

CSC announced this week Jim Sheaffer, president of North American Public Sector, will join TechAmerica’s Cloud 2 Commission. Sheaffer will serve as vice chairman on the new commission charged with investigating U.S. cloud deployment leadership opportunities. The commission will discuss and recommend public policies relating to Obama’s Cloud First initiative. …