Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission Original Publication Date: 2023-12-02 23:25 NASA says Hubble is in a safe mode because of a problem with one of its three operational gyroscopes. That gyro first triggered a safe mode Nov. 19 when it provided what NASA described as ...

Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission Original Publication Date: 2023-09-15 08:05 The U.S. Space Force says Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a Millennium Space small satellite. The mission, known as Victus Nox, flew on a Firefly Alpha rocket. It lifted off at 7:28 p.m. ...

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 ...

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission Original Publication Date: 2023-06-13 03:43 SpaceX launches several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission. Customers range from the U.S. Space Force to startups deploying their first satellites. The Falcon 9 lifted off from ...

Thuraya invests in Astrocast’s LEO constellation Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 21:37 UAE-based Thuraya is providing Swiss small satellite operator Astrocast a $17.5 million financial lifeline. It is the Emirati company's first investment in a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation. Thuraya ...

DirecTV says 5G plan would degrade satellite TV reception Original Publication Date: 2022-07-18 23:14 DirecTV: Mobile operations in the band would cause extensive harmful interference. Both Dish and DirecTV are already using frequencies in the band to provide linear TV programming. OneWeb and ...