China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid
HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its way to a near-Earth asteroid ahead of sampling…
Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit
HOUSTON — India’s space agency says a valve failure prevented a navigation spacecraft launched more than a year…
Seraphim closes second early-stage space fund above $100 million target
TAMPA, Fla. — Seraphim Space announced Feb. 25 it has completed fundraising for its second private early-stage venture…
LambdaVision books space on Starlab commercial space station
WASHINGTON — LambdaVision, a company that has used microgravity experiments on the International Space Station to develop an…
Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach
Humanity gains insight on how to operate in space with every satellite that we launch. True learning comes…
Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware
SAN FRANCISCO – Before uploading a large language model to space-grade hardware, Boeing Space Mission Systems engineers sought…
Aalyria hits $1.3 billion valuation after raising funds for satellite mesh network
TAMPA, Fla. — Aalyria announced a $100 million funding round Feb. 23 that values the Californian venture at…
Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation
WASHINGTON — An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites…
Aalto plots Australia base to boost planned high-altitude pseudo satellite service
TAMPA, Fla. — Aalto is turning to Australia as a key operating base to bolster the business case…
Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine
WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar company ispace said work on a new engine for its lunar landers is facing…
SpaceX unveils space traffic management system
WASHINGTON — A new SpaceX initiative to provide space traffic coordination services has attracted attention and praise in…
SatVu to expand thermal imaging constellation with NATO-backed funds
TAMPA, Fla. — Earth observation startup SatVu said Feb. 17 it has raised 30 million British pounds ($41…