Rheinmetall, Argotec launch first satellite for military air-defense network
Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has…
HyImpulse secures launch license as Orbex assets are sold
WASHINGTON — A German company has secured a license to launch from a Scottish spaceport while another company…
SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft even as…
Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power
WASHINGTON — Two companies with plans for space-based solar power systems have secured agreements to further their development…
Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab won a contract to supply two spacecraft platforms to Lockheed Martin, adding a…
Rocket Lab launches 13th Synspective satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab continued a rapid pace of Electron launches with another mission for Japanese radar-imaging company…
Chinese launch startup Space Epoch raises $343 million
HELSINKI — China’s Space Epoch has secured major new funding as it aims to have its Yuanxingzhe-1 rocket…
ColliMate demonstrates autonomous satcom orchestration software in orbit
TAMPA, Fla. — ColliMate Space has demonstrated its Nexus software for autonomously managing satellite downlinks onboard a spacecraft…
Saudi Arabia’s stc Group orders small GEO satellite in another Astranis Block 3 reshuffle
TAMPA, Fla. — Saudi telecoms giant stc Group has replaced one of two small geostationary satellites Mexican telco…
Rocket Lab protests NASA award of Mars telecom orbiter contract
PARIS — Rocket Lab announced Sept. 11 it is filing a protest of NASA’s decision to award a…
NewOrbit claims launch slot for commercial VLEO mission
SAN FRANCISCO – UK startup NewOrbit announced plans Sept. 10 to send NEO-1, a rideshare mission, to very…
HyImpulse raises funding ahead of next suborbital launch
WASHINGTON — HyImpulse, a German launch vehicle developer, announced Sept. 2 it raised more than 50 million euros…