Indian astronauts to start training for ISS mission Original Publication Date: 2024-08-03 20:59 Two Indian astronauts will soon start training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. One of them will fly to the International Space Station on an upcoming private mission. The ISRO announcement is one of ...

Astra completes deal to go private Original Publication Date: 2024-07-19 08:32 Astra Space has completed a deal to take the company private at 50 cents per share. The agreement ends Astra’s time as a publicly traded company a little more than three years. Astra went public through a merger with ...

Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans Original Publication Date: 2024-01-18 02:34 Astrobotic confirms Peregrine lunar lander will reenter over South Pacific on Jan. 18. Company says it had to perform two-step process to put spacecraft on that reentry trajectory. Peregrine launched Jan. 8 ...

Army to refine requirements for next-generation satellite terminals Original Publication Date: 2024-01-14 21:48 Army is trying to consolidate as many as six types of terminals into just two variants. Having fewer large terminal antenna variants is a key goal. Army has not disclosed estimates of ...

Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 Original Publication Date: 2024-01-12 09:57 Europe may shift launch of Copernicus Earth observation satellite to SpaceX's Falcon 9. Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite is part of Copernicus program. Move would address concerns about ...

NASA instruments set to fly on Peregrine commercial lunar lander Original Publication Date: 2024-01-05 03:42 NASA is preparing for the first launch of a commercial lunar lander carrying agency-sponsored payloads. Peregrine is carrying 20 payloads, including five instruments from NASA. Three of ...

Orbit Fab and ispace to collaborate on lunar propellant harvesting and delivery Original Publication Date: 2023-12-11 10:00 Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space refueling services, announced plans Dec. 11 to work with lunar exploration company ispace. Over the long term, Orbit Fab will ...

ULA gearing up for first Vulcan launch Original Publication Date: 2023-11-17 05:39 All major components for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket are now at the launch site. United Launch Alliance prepares for a launch in late December. The primary payload for Cert-1 is Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar ...

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 ...