Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO Original Publication Date: 2024-06-11 10:00 Kepler Communications has successfully tested optical inter-satellite links. The company moved terabytes of data across two pathfinders over testing scenarios. Starting next year, Kepler plans to ...

Space Development Agency calls on satellite builders to diversify suppliers Original Publication Date: 2024-06-09 11:13 Space Development Agency is pushing prime contractors to line up secondary and tertiary suppliers. The agency is in discussions with all its major vendors about “diversifying ...

AI powering commercial insights into the final frontier Original Publication Date: 2024-06-07 06:00 Artificial intelligence is transforming the space industry. The military is taking a cautious approach to adopting commercial SDA technologies. The challenge for the Space Force is ensuring it ...

Astroscale shares soar in Tokyo stock market debut Original Publication Date: 2024-06-06 04:28 Astroscale started trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at 850 yen ($5.46) per share. Company announced plans May 1 to go public, offering 20.8 million shares. Astroscale developing systems ...

Electron launches second NASA PREFIRE cubesat Original Publication Date: 2024-06-05 09:40 Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches second of two NASA cubesats. Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment ( PREFIRE) cubesat deployed. Both spacecraft are in similar sun-synchronous orbits but ...

Chang’e-6: Moon samples collected and launched into lunar orbit Original Publication Date: 2024-06-04 07:57 China's Chang’e-6 mission ascent vehicle lifted off from atop the mission lander in Apollo crater at 7:38 p.m. Eastern June 3. The ascent vehicle lifted off and achieved autonomous ...

Chang’e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples Original Publication Date: 2024-06-01 22:46 China's Chang’e-6 mission lander made a successful soft landing on the far side of the moon late Saturday. The lander targeted a southern portion of Apollo crater within the South ...

China conducts three launches inside two days Original Publication Date: 2024-05-31 07:34 China has carried out a pair of solid rocket launches and sent a communications satellite towards geostationary orbit for Pakistan. A Long March 3B lifted off at 8:12 a.m. Eastern (1212 UTC) May 30 from ...

AI startup Wallaroo tapped to help Space Force operationalize machine learning Original Publication Date: 2024-05-30 10:00 Wallaroo.AI will participate in the U.S. Space Force’s TAP (Tools, Applications & Processing) Lab accelerator program. The accelerator is focused on the use of commercial ...

Chang’e-6 set for weekend landing attempt as sun rises over Apollo crater Original Publication Date: 2024-05-29 08:49 Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing attempt this weekend. The mission is targeting a landing in the southern portion of Apollo crater. If successful, the lander will ...