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 ...

SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch Original Publication Date: 2024-07-24 09:03 Spaceport in the Shetland Islands expects to host first vertical orbital launch from U.K. Soil. Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE rocket is scheduled to launch from the site in September. SaxaVord Spaceport ...

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 ...

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 ...

Canadian government backs 2024 space accelerator in Southern California Original Publication Date: 2023-11-07 04:38 Canadian space entrepreneurs are invited to join the 2024 SoCal-Canadian Space Accelerator. The two-month virtual accelerator is backed by the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service. ...

Spiral Blue offers to run Your Code in Space Original Publication Date: 2023-08-31 00:33 Spiral Blue is inviting developers and researchers to run custom code on its SE-1 computer. Spiral Blue issued a call Aug. 31 to people interested in sending code to space. Applications for the initiative, ...

Europe leans on SpaceX to bridge launcher gap Original Publication Date: 2023-07-06 22:29 Europe temporarily has no ability to launch payloads into orbit. The Ariane 5’s successor, Ariane 6, is still in development. The Soyuz is no longer available in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

Hawkeye 360 satellites to monitor illegal fishing in Pacific Islands Original Publication Date: 2023-07-06 08:00 HawkEye 360, a commercial operator of remote-sensing satellites, announced July 6 it was selected by the government of Australia. The company received a contract of undisclosed value ...

Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 23:35 Arianespace postpones the 117 th and final launch of the Ariane 5. The launch had been scheduled for June 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. X-ray inspections raised doubts about three lines on the ...

Space Force commercial office to open new facility in Virginia Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 22:55 Commercial services office will oversee the procurement of satellite-based services. Office will host an industry day focused on space-based navigation, positioning and timing services. ...