China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts
HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s…
How carrying enough water to make return-trip propellant simplifies a Starship mission to Mars
The idea of a human mission to explore Mars has been studied repeatedly over the past 75 years.…
Sophia and Armada link terrestrial and orbital edge processors
PARIS – Mobile edge computing specialist Armada and Sophia Space are working together to establish integrated, scalable compute…
Short-duration space station missions not part of NASA’s long-term plans
WASHINGTON — The inclusion of a 30-day demonstration mission in revised plans by NASA to support development of…
China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter
HELSINKI — Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when…
Europe ramps up direct-to-device push amid SpaceX’s $19 billion service boost
TAMPA, Fla. — Europe has kicked off a study to improve direct-to-device (D2D) services using satellite spectrum, just…
NASA releases details on revised next phase of commercial space station development
WASHINGTON — NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate…
China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches sending an experimental spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit and three further…
AscendArc lands South Korea’s KT Sat as anchor small GEO customer
TAMPA, Fla. — Portland, Oregon-based AscendArc has sold its first small geostationary communications satellite to KT Sat, South…
Spacedock to demonstrate modular payload interface with Oligo and Melagen
SAN FRANCISCO – Spacedock, a Silicon Valley startup formerly known as Orbital Outpost X, announced plans Aug. 20…
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon
A lunar rover makes its way across rough terrain in August, navigating past rocky outcrops and around, or…
Scaling smallsats: A conversation with Muon Space President Gregory Smirin
Muon Space is racing to expand production capabilities following a $90 million funding boost, targeting the growing appetite…