Debra Werner

San Francisco

Correspondent at SpaceNews

Contributor at Aerospace America

Freelance writer, @SpaceNews_Inc Email: [email protected] and Debra Werner 1-415-412-5819 on Signal

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ExoTerra delivers 21 propulsion modules for SDA satellites

1 week ago | copernical.com | Debra Werner

SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based ExoTerra Resources has supplied York Space Systems with 21 propulsion modules for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer.
ExoTerra delivers 21 propulsion modules for SDA satellites

1 week ago | spacenews.com | Debra Werner

SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based ExoTerra Resources has supplied York Space Systems with 21 propulsion modules for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer. After raising money to expand staff and facilities, ExoTerra reached its goal of delivering 15 Iris250 propulsion modules in one month. “We understand the importance of scaling propulsion production for SDA and we’re glad we could come in and meet the challenge,” ExoTerra CEO Mike VanWoerkom said in a statement.
Space Force and NGA move to end turf disputes with new intelligence agreement

2 weeks ago | copernical.com | Debra Werner |Sandra Erwin

'We signed a piece of paper that explains the roles and responsibilities of each organization'
Ursa, University of Illinois and Palantir win NGA contracts

2 weeks ago | copernical.com | Debra Werner

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.
Ursa, University of Illinois and Palantir win Luno A contracts

2 weeks ago | spacenews.com | Debra Werner

ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced Luno A awards May 21 to Palantir Technologies, the University of Illinois and Ursa Space Systems at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. Through a $13.8 million task order, Ursa will provide unclassified commercial geospatial intelligence analytics of petroleum-based production and storage facilities, said NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
AI could deliver insights when paired with (the right) humans

2 weeks ago | copernical.com | Debra Werner

ST. LOUIS – Artificial intelligence combined with human insight promises to transform geospatial intelligence, experts said at the GEOINT Symposium 2025.
Space Force and NGA move to end turf disputes with new intelligence agreement

2 weeks ago | spacenews.com | Debra Werner |Sandra Erwin

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) signed a memorandum of agreement May 21 aimed at clarifying their roles in delivering space-based intelligence to military commanders. “It really is a marker that shows how deep the collaboration goes between our organizations,” Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, said at the GEOINT Symposium, where he and NGA Director Vice Adm.
AI could deliver insights when paired with (the right) humans

2 weeks ago | spacenews.com | Debra Werner

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 to ensure accurate results, they said. “It is a competitiveness issue in national security,” said Abe Usher, the co-CEO of Black Cape.
Satellite firms brace for potential imagery budget cuts in 2026

2 weeks ago | copernical.com | Sandra Erwin |Debra Werner

Industry officials: Cuts of this magnitude would be a stunning reversal of policy
Satellite firms brace for potential imagery budget cuts in 2026

2 weeks ago | spacenews.com | Sandra Erwin |Debra Werner

ST. LOUIS — The National Reconnaissance Office has privately warned its commercial satellite imagery providers of potential funding cuts that could slash as much as one-third from the previously projected $450 million commercial imagery budget for the upcoming fiscal year, industry and congressional sources told SpaceNews. The issue came to light last week during a House Armed Services Committee hearing when Rep.