Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership Original Publication Date: 2024-08-12 21:57 Astroscale UK is looking into using robotic arm technology from Airbus for future debris removal and satellite refueling missions. The companies announced a memorandum of understanding Aug. ...

Starlink satellites lost on Falcon 9 upper stage failure Original Publication Date: 2024-07-12 22:50 SpaceX says it will not be able to recover the 20 Starlink satellites left in a very low orbit. The rocket’s upper stage engine “experienced an anomaly and was unable to complete its second ...

Falcon 9 suffers upper stage engine failure Original Publication Date: 2024-07-12 05:41 The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:35 p.m. Eastern. The rocket was carrying 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which with direct-to-cell payloads. The rocket’s ascent to ...

Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate and performance Original Publication Date: 2024-04-06 22:32 Elon Musk: Fourth Starship/Super Heavy launch is planned “in about a month or so.” Musk said SpaceX also wants to bring the Super Heavy booster back intact on the next flight. “The ...

Orbital Outpost X names Negar Feher CEO Original Publication Date: 2024-01-30 10:00 Negar Feher is the new CEO of Silicon Valley space technology startup Orbital Outpost X. Feher has held management and technical roles at Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, Momentus Space. OOX develops ...

ViaSat-3 failure investigation to conclude next week Original Publication Date: 2023-11-09 04:54 Viasat expects to know next week what caused antenna deployment issue. Issue severely impaired debut ViaSat-3 broadband satellite over the Americas. Viasat has also stopped work on ViaSat-4, a high ...

Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 10:00 The Pentagon has spent the bulk of its massive space budget on traditional geostationary satellites. SDA is working to break the mold with an ambitious plan to build a low-Earth ...

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 ...

EOS Data Analytics and Space Electric Thruster Systems demonstrate technology in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-06-05 20:06 EOS Data Analytics is acquiring imagery from the first satellite in the company’s agriculture-focused constellation. The satellite, built by Dragonfly Aerospace of ...

China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 09:11 Space Pioneer has become the first Chinese private launch firm to achieve orbit with a liquid propellant rocket. The rocket used coal-derived kerosene instead of the fuel refined from ...