Momentus wins two NASA contracts to fly tech demo payloads
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Momentus announced Oct. 9 two new contracts with NASA to carry payloads to test…
Defense budgets on both sides of the Atlantic reshape space industry
WASHINGTON — A wave of defense spending in Europe and renewed military investment in the United States —…
Space Force sets up ‘working capital fund’ for commercial space services
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has established a working capital fund with a projected value of more…
Space Force taps Muon’s wildfire monitoring satellites for weather imaging
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is betting that satellites designed to spot wildfires can also fill critical…
Blue Origin wins $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Blue Origin a $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing capacity…
Senators spar over plans to move shuttle Discovery
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in the budget reconciliation bill that funds the move of a space…
China’s Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation
SYDNEY, Australia – A Chinese company plans to establish a constellation of 144 space situational awareness (SSA) satellites…
ViaSat-3 F2 delivered to Florida for October launch
TAMPA, Fla. — Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 satellite has arrived in Florida for a launch in the second half…
OQ Technology expands satellite IoT services to Australia
TAMPA, Fla. — OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things (IoT) devices…
Satellite operators seek help from ITU to improve coordination for space safety
SYDNEY — Satellite operators are asking an international regulator to help maintain lines of communication among them to…
Varda Space and Southern Launch agree to more capsule landings in Australia
SYDNEY — Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that…
How time series data is fueling the final frontier
When we think of space exploration, we picture towering rockets, satellites orbiting Earth and astronaut footprints on the…