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…
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…
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…
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…
BlackSky and Iceye join group creating Earth’s digital twin
SAN FRANCISCO – Blacksky and Iceye have joined forces with AI-visualization specialists Aechelon Technology and Niantic Spatial to…
China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit
HELSINKI — China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking…
NASA releases details on revised next phase of commercial space station development
WASHINGTON — NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate…
Orbital Paradigm readies first reentry mission
WASHINGTON — A Spanish startup is entering the emerging reentry vehicle market with plans to develop a reusable…
Space Force to use small satellites for geostationary communications
For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a…
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon
A lunar rover makes its way across rough terrain in August, navigating past rocky outcrops and around, or…
Telesat to offer blocks of satellite bandwidth to DoD for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — As the space industry watches what analysts describe as a “gold rush” around the Pentagon’s projected…
NASA advances lunar nuclear plan with commercial focus
WASHINGTON — NASA is moving ahead with plans to support development of a lunar nuclear power system with…