Launch companies focus on scaling up flight rates of new vehicles Original Publication Date: 2024-09-17 09:43 Executives with several launch companies say they are turning their attention to increasing their launch cadence. Among the most aggressive is Blue Origin, whose New Glenn rocket is ...

Anduril targets space domain with AI and autonomous systems Original Publication Date: 2024-09-16 10:00 Anduril Industries is known for its use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems. The company intends to develop spacecraft for applications like space domain awareness. The space ...

GHGSat gains NASA approval for methane-emissions data Original Publication Date: 2024-07-31 10:00 Methane-emissions data from GHGSat will be shared for scientific research through NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. Montreal-based GHGSat announced July 31 that the company’s ...

India targets a surge in civil and commercial launches Original Publication Date: 2024-02-16 09:32 India is planning up to 30 launches over a 15-month period. The launches are a mix of scientific, commercial, user-funded and technology demonstration missions. The moves follow a new national ...

Resilient Space Order of Battle: Flexible, Adaptable & Affordable Original Publication Date: 2024-02-13 11:00 Boeing is helping the U.S. Build a resilient space order of battle. Operational resilience is as relevant in space as it is at sea – or land, or air. Proliferated constellations make ...

SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors Original Publication Date: 2024-01-16 23:35 John Deere has picked SpaceX to provide connectivity for farming machines. Terminal would be about the size of a pizza box and based on SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband network. ...

House committee debates space mining Original Publication Date: 2023-12-13 03:53 House subcommittee takes up the topic of mining the moon and asteroids for the first time. Witnesses argue that space resource extraction could be essential for the future of the U.S. Democrats argue that the issue ...

Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-11-21 02:12 EchoStar’s Jupiter-3, the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected. Maxar Technologies built the nine metric ton Ka-band satellite and supplied its solar ...

General Atomics acquires electro-optical sensor supplier EO Vista Original Publication Date: 2023-09-16 09:34 Defense contractor General Atomics announced Sept. 15 it acquired EO Vista, a supplier of space and airborne electro-optical sensors. EO Vista, based in Acton, Massachusetts, will be ...

Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 06:50 SES and SpaceX are pooling their broadband satellites to offer cruise operators an integrated service. The SES Cruise mPowered + Starlink service would mostly use SpaceX’s low Earth ...