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This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. Our guest today is Devin Brande, Director, Commercial Operations, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The post Connecting GEOINT innovation to the front lines appeared first on SpaceNews.

Blue Origin revealed new details about its development of an Artemis lunar lander as the company nears the first launch of a smaller lander. The post Blue Origin updates work on ‘transporter’ for Blue Moon lunar lander appeared first on SpaceNews.

ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced awards May 21 to Palantir Technologies, the University of Illinois and Ursa Space Systems at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. Through a $13.8 […] The post Ursa, University of Illinois and Palantir win NGA contracts appeared first on SpaceNews.

‘We signed a piece of paper that explains the roles and responsibilities of each organization’ The post Space Force and NGA move to end turf disputes with new intelligence agreement appeared first on SpaceNews.

This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. Our guest today is Keith Masback, Principal Consultant of Plum Run, LLC. The post Straight talk from GEOINT: Keith Masback on the road ahead appeared first on SpaceNews.

ST. LOUIS – Artificial intelligence combined with human insight promises to transform geospatial intelligence, experts said at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. But it will require standards, data verification and monitoring […] The post AI could deliver insights when paired with (the right) humans appeared first on SpaceNews.

‘In maritime domain awareness, timeliness is often the deciding factor between actionable insight and stale data’ The post Satellites take frontline role in maritime security appeared first on SpaceNews.

The United States Space Force, America’s newest military branch, executes its mission with roughly 9,400 military personnel and an additional 5,000 civilian employees. This is a fraction of the size […] The post Balancing progress and partnership: evaluating the Space Force’s new personnel laws appeared first on SpaceNews.

Constellations aim to bridge gap between space-based monitoring and ground-level firefighting efforts The post Satellite startups race to enhance wildfire detection and response appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA says a “multi-year” budget shortfall even before the cuts in the fiscal year 2026 budget have led it to consider reductions in crew size and research on the ISS. The post NASA says long-running budget shortfalls may lead to ISS crew and research reductions appeared first on SpaceNews.