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Black Lives Matter: A Message From BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole
As a people-first company we categorically condemn racism and discrimination. We are at a moment that goes beyond empathy. This moment requires that we acknowledge and deeply understand the realities that exist for every individual and their communities. We must...
BlackSky Recognized as 2020 Innovators’ Showcase Honoree
For the second year in a row, BlackSky has been selected to pitch newly developed Spectra AI capabilities at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance’s (INSA) Innovators’ Showcase. Each spring, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and the...
Knowing is More Important Than Seeing
“Insights delivered by AI/ML are bringing us closer to a global transparency of natural and human activity.” If you’re thinking of BlackSky, odds are you’re thinking of our global monitoring mission through our pioneering constellation of smallsats. That makes sense....
Supporting the Intelligence Mission with Spectra On-Demand Secure Bundle: Q&A with Scott Herman, Chief Technology Officer
BlackSky has announced its new Spectra On-Demand Secure Bundle to support remote work options for intelligence analysts. The new Spectra solution allows analysts to securely share unclassified information and includes the ability to review multi-source data feeds,...
Brian O’Toole, CEO of BlackSky and President of Spaceflight Industries, discusses the details of the pending sale of the Spaceflight launch division.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Spaceflight Industries, the parent company to both BlackSky and Spaceflight, announced the definitive agreement to sell Spaceflight, its rideshare launch services division, to Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd., in partnership with Yamasa Co., Ltd....
Press Releases
BlackSky Names Uyen Dinh as Vice President for Government Relations and Strategy
HERNDON, Va. – Dec. 1, 2020 – BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services and geospatial insights, today announced Uyen (pronounced “Win”) Dinh as its Vice President for Government Relations and Strategy. Ms. Dinh brings more than two decades of...
BlackSky’s Newest Satellites Have Completed Commissioning and Entered Into Commercial Operations
HERNDON, Va. – October 5, 2020 – BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services, geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery, announced its fifth and sixth global satellites have completed commissioning and are in commercial operations. The addition of...
BlackSky Announces Next Generation Dual Payload Satellite Architecture to Deliver High Resolution and Nighttime Imaging Capabilities
U.S. Army and Defense Innovation Unit to leverage new satellite design for Tactical GEOINT program HERNDON, Va. – September 24, 2020 – BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services, geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery, announced today the next...
New BlackSky Satellites Deliver First Images Within 58 Hours of Launch
Images Immediately Provide Customers Actionable Insights HERNDON, Va. – August 17, 2020 – BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services, geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery, announced it has completed initial system checkouts and has begun...
BlackSky Awarded Monitoring Contract From U.S. Air Force to Track Global COVID-19 Impact on Military Readiness
U.S. Air Force to utilize BlackSky’s artificial intelligence and machine learning analytics platform to maintain force readiness and secure the supply chain BlackSky’s Spectra platform will leverage state-of-the-art image exploitation techniques to automatically...