Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 21:56 Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies added to roster of launch providers. They are eligible to compete for short-turnaround small-satellite missions. ...

Spain’s Ienai Space gets funds to demo electrospray thrusters Original Publication Date: 2024-06-17 21:15 Spanish small satellite propulsion developer Ienai Space has raised 3.9 million euros. Ienai aims to start demonstrating electrospray thrusters in low Earth orbit around the end of this ...

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. ...

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 ...

Stratolaunch performs first powered Talon flight Original Publication Date: 2024-03-09 23:52 Stratolaunch conducted the first powered flight of its Talon vehicle March 9. The vehicle reached "high supersonic" Speeds in the uncrewed test. The company's next vehicle, TA-2, is its first reusable ...

Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program Original Publication Date: 2024-01-25 09:06 Freedom Space Technologies is partnering with defense contractor Omni Federal. Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9.7 million contracts from the U.S. Space ...

House committee debates space mining Original Publication Date: 2023-12-13 03:53 House subcommittee takes up the topic of mining the moon and asteroids for the first time. Witnesses argue that space resource extraction could be essential for the future of the U.S. Democrats argue that the issue ...

Space Development Agency aims high for 2024 after strong 2023 start Original Publication Date: 2023-12-07 23:52 Space Development Agency has set its sights on an ambitious launch schedule for 2024. SDA is developing a network of satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space ...

Satellogic gets NOAA license for move to the United States Original Publication Date: 2023-11-22 00:04 Satellogic has received a remote sensing license in the United States. The license covers 36 sub-meter resolution satellites already in low Earth orbit. It is Satellogic’s first such license ...

Regulatory uncertainty as commercial human spaceflight takes off Original Publication Date: 2023-07-05 09:00 Virgin Galactic conducted its first commercial flight of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle June 29. Blue Origin started flying paying customers on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in 2021. Both ...