Space News for Thursday, July 28, 2022

NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation Original Publication Date: 2022-07-26 16:45 NASA officials say they have not been formally notified of any plans by Roscosmos. Russian media reported that Yuri Borisov told Russian president Vladimir Putin. It's unclear if Borisov’s ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan Original Publication Date: 2022-07-25 13:46 Eutelsat and OneWeb say they have agreed a plan to merge their businesses. The deal would combine Eutelsat’s satellite fleet in geostationary orbit with OneWeb’s constellation in low Earth orbit. ...

Space News for Monday, July 25, 2022

Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill Original Publication Date: 2022-07-25 07:11 Avanti Communications is ready to expand across Africa. Investors agreed in April to swap debt for equity in a deal that slashed Avanti’s $810 million ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 12, 2022

NASA releases first color image from James Webb Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-11 23:44 The image shows a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 about 4.5 billion light-years away. The cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bringing into view far more distant galaxies. “We’re ...

Space News for Monday, June 13, 2022

NASA audit reveals massive overruns in SLS mobile launch platform Original Publication Date: 2022-06-09 19:53:07+00:00 A new mobile launch platform that Bechtel is building for NASA will cost up to four times as much as originally planned. Mobile Launcher (ML) 2 will be used for launches of the ...