NASA adds three companies to launch services contract for smallsat missions Original Publication Date: 2024-08-23 03:06 NASA has added three companies to a contract for launching smallsat missions. Arrow Science and Technology, Impulse Space and Momentus Space selected for the contract. ...

Axiom Space and Nokia partner to develop high-speed wireless communications for spacesuits Original Publication Date: 2024-08-21 13:38 Nokia and Axiom Space announce partnership to develop 4G/LTE communications. The technology will provide redundancy for existing links using UHF and Wi-Fi. The ...

Senate appropriators say spending bill includes NASA increase Original Publication Date: 2024-07-22 09:11 Senate Appropriations Committee to mark up spending bill on July 25. Leaders say they will increase NASA's budget and protect Artemis lunar exploration campaign. Senators did not describe ...

Second SLS core stage ready to ship to Florida Original Publication Date: 2024-07-17 05:45 The second core stage for the Space Launch System rocket was rolled out July 16. The stage will go to Florida for the Artemis 2 mission next year. The stage, while largely complete, will undergo some ...

EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 06:00 Botsat-1 would have a hyperspectral sensor to gather ground composition data. Botswana is the world’s top producer of diamonds by value. The sector accounts for just under a third of the country’s ...

Ovzon’s first broadband satellite reaches geostationary slot Original Publication Date: 2024-06-14 21:10 Ovzon 3 will enter service “within a few short weeks,” CEO says. Ovzon continues to see rising demand for the 1,500-kilogram satellite. Ovzon’s largest customer has long been the U.S. ...

Voyager 1 returning science data again Original Publication Date: 2024-06-14 02:51 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced June 13 that the four instruments on the spacecraft have started returning data again. Two of the instruments started up immediately after commands were sent to the ...

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 ...

H3 reaches orbit on second launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-17 01:17 Japan's H3 rocket successfully reaches orbit on its second launch Feb. 16. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 7:22 p.m. Eastern. On the vehicle’s inaugural launch in March 2023, that engine ...

Greece signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-02-10 00:12 Greece is the 35th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The Accords outline best practices for sustainable space exploration. Greece is the second European country in as many months to sign the Accords. The document is ...