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…
Japan’s IHI expands constellation plans with SatVu thermal imaging partnership
TAMPA, Fla. — Japan’s IHI is broadening its push to build a sovereign Earth observation constellation, partnering with…
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for Space Development Agency ‘Transport Layer’ military network
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 10 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for…
Boeing turns to 3D printing to speed production of satellite solar arrays
WASHINGTON — Boeing announced it has begun 3D printing the structural panels that form the backbone of satellite…
Musk confident Starship will start launching 100 tons to orbit next year
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says he is confident that Starship can start delivering 100 tons…
China launches mystery Yaogan-45 spysat, expands Geesatcom constellation
HELSINKI — China carried out two launches Monday, sending a new reconnaissance satellite into an unexpected orbit and…
Ramses asteroid mission on track ahead of key funding
WASHINGTON — A European-led mission to the asteroid Apophis is on schedule ahead of key funding decisions in…
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…
Abolishing the UK’s independent space agency could be a mistake
At the end of August, the U.K. government took the decision to fold the UK Space Agency (UKSA)…
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…