Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit Original Publication Date: 2023-04-04 20:24 Doug Beck is the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit. DIU was established in 2015 to tap technologies from the commercial market for military applications. Beck is currently ...

Thuraya invests in Astrocast’s LEO constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 21:37 UAE-based Thuraya is providing Swiss small satellite operator Astrocast a $17.5 million financial lifeline. It is the Emirati company's first investment in a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation. Thuraya ...

China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 09:11 Space Pioneer has become the first Chinese private launch firm to achieve orbit with a liquid propellant rocket. The rocket used coal-derived kerosene instead of the fuel refined from ...

AST SpaceMobile discloses further satellite delays and cost increases Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 21:53 AST SpaceMobile had planned to launch the first five BlueBird satellites by the end of this year. The company's cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024. ...

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 09:22 Top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure. Yang Mengfei of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Yang stressed that in terms of the industrial market, China ...

H3 failure could delay Japanese science missions Original Publication Date: 2023-03-29 09:53 Japan's H3 rocket failed on its inaugural flight in March. Launch controllers triggered a self-destruct system on destroying the rocket and its payload. Some reports have suggested a problem with the ...

Isar Aerospace raises $165 million as it gears up for first launch Original Publication Date: 2023-03-28 09:53 German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace raises $165 million. The company says the funding will go towards final development of its Spectrum rocket. It will also support efforts ...

UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00 Rocket Lab successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand. The mission deployed two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites ...

Mars Sample Return cost growth threatens other science missions Original Publication Date: 2023-03-18 23:54 NASA requests $949.3 million for Mars Sample Return in fiscal year 2024. That's a 19% increase from the $800 million NASA projected last year for the program. The growing cost of Mars ...

SpaceX launches final two satellites in SES C-band clearing plan Original Publication Date: 2023-03-18 01:32 SES-18 and SES-19 are in geosynchronous transfer orbit. SES needs to claim C-band spectrum clearing proceeds worth nearly $4 billion in total. SES-18 is set to replace the operator’s ...