NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 Original Publication Date: 2023-06-08 09:45 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025. Artemis 3 would feature the first human ...

Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 22:02 Apogeo Space plans to launch nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle. The satellites are due to launch on a Vigoride tug slated to join the SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 08:00 NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is back on track for a launch this October. Software problems, exacerbated by institutional issues at JPL, delayed its launch last year. The project is now “nearly ...

EOS Data Analytics and Space Electric Thruster Systems demonstrate technology in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-06-05 20:06 EOS Data Analytics is acquiring imagery from the first satellite in the company’s agriculture-focused constellation. The satellite, built by Dragonfly Aerospace of ...

NASA safety panel skeptical of Starliner readiness for crewed flight Original Publication Date: 2023-05-26 01:03 NASA safety panel chair urges agency not to rush into crewed test flight. Patricia Sanders: "There remains a long line of NASA processes still ahead" She says NASA should bring in an ...

Technical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander Original Publication Date: 2023-05-19 20:01 NASA cites Blue Origin's aggressive schedule of test flights as well as its lower cost. NASA identified two weaknesses in Blue Origin’s proposal. One involves its communications ...

Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap Original Publication Date: 2023-05-18 05:00 Amini raises $2 million for a satellite constellation to gather more Africa-focused environmental information. European climate technology fund Pale Blue Dot led the pre-seed ...

SpaceX has narrow window for Ax-2 launch Original Publication Date: 2023-05-16 09:06 SpaceX and Axiom Space will have only two opportunities this month to launch a private astronaut mission. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for May 21. That is the first ...

Astroscale and Momentus offer concept for reboosting Hubble Original Publication Date: 2023-05-14 16:01 Astroscale and Momentus say they submitted a response to a NASA request for information. The two companies proposed working together to attach a vehicle to the telescope. The vehicle would ...

Virgin Orbit extends deadline for bankruptcy auction bids Original Publication Date: 2023-05-13 14:06 Virgin Orbit extends deadline for final bids by four days, from May 15 to May 19. Company also postpones deadline to notify bidders that their bids are considered qualified. If there are more ...