Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules
WASHINGTON — A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to…
Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D
SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor, the company previously known as Maxar Intelligence, unveiled WorldView 3D July 1, to provide…
Orbital files plans for 100,000 orbital data centers
TAMPA, Fla. — Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up to…
Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be better
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests…
ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander
MILAN — The European Space Agency will rely on external lunar topographic data during the design phase of…
SatVu restarts commercial operations with HotSat-2
TAMPA, Fla. — British thermal imaging startup SatVu announced the start of commercial services June 29 for HotSat-2,…
China establishes VLEO industry alliance as satellites demonstrate sustained low-orbit operations
HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate sustained…
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed…
ISS repair spacewalk highlights concerns about station health
WASHINGTON — NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair a robotic…
Small satellite operators confront a bottleneck to space access
For years, small satellite manufacturers have built their business plans around the idea that SpaceX could launch their…
MDA Space wins contract for Radarsat replenishment satellite
WASHINGTON — MDA Space will build a radar imaging satellite for the Canadian Space Agency as the government…
OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions
WASHINGTON — German space company OHB will raise about half a billion euros through a stock sale to…