ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network Original Publication Date: 2024-10-16 09:00 European Space Agency awards group 36 million euro ($39 million) contract. Group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator. Three-year contract covers early ...

OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system Original Publication Date: 2024-10-15 09:54 Munich-based startup OroraTech has raised 25 million euros ($27.3 million) OroraTech is developing a constellation of small satellites equipped with thermal cameras. The company ...

European space consultancies merge to form Novaspace Original Publication Date: 2024-04-06 01:18 Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners announced merger plans April 5. The combined group will be called Novaspace. Euroconsult has offices in France, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia. SpaceTec ...

Thailand joins China-led ILRS moon base initiative Original Publication Date: 2024-04-05 09:35 Thailand and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station. The China-led ILRS envisions constructing a permanent lunar base in ...

House bill would fully fund Mars Sample Return, block cooperation on ExoMars Original Publication Date: 2023-11-03 23:04 House appropriators would fully fund NASA’s Mars Sample Return program. The Senate bill provided only $300 million for the program, less than a third of NASA’s request. The ...

House rejects satellite spectrum licensing bill because of space safety provisions Original Publication Date: 2023-07-26 00:15 The bill was intended to improve the licensing process for satellite systems at the FCC. It would have set time limits on the FCC’s review of satellite licenses and ...