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. ...

Governments to be major customers of future Axiom Space private astronaut missions Original Publication Date: 2023-02-01 07:05 Axiom Space says customers for its upcoming private astronaut missions are dominated by governments. Company's second mission to the station, tentatively scheduled to ...

SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s first mission of 2023 on Falcon Heavy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-15 23:18 USSF-67 was Falcon Heavy's second national security space launch. Both side boosters landed back at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2. The primary payload was the U.S. Space Force’s ...

Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs Original Publication Date: 2023-01-07 00:50 Five senators ask White House to add at least $300 million in next budget proposal for NASA, NSF. Senators: Funding is needed to implement recommendations of astrophysics decadal ...

Promoting, protecting and defending freedom’s expansion in space - SpaceNews Original Publication Date: 2022-12-28 22:19 U.S. Expansion into the high frontier of space has proven to be critically important to global security and economic growth. Commercial space assets are an essential element ...

L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion Original Publication Date: 2022-12-18 23:02 L3Harris is buying Aerojet at $58 per share in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to close in 2023, pending regulatory approvals. Lockheed Martin sought to buy Aerojet in a $4.4 ...

Falcon 9 launches ispace lander and NASA cubesat to the moon Original Publication Date: 2022-12-11 09:45 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches a Japanese lander mission to the moon. The rocket's second stage deployed the HAKUTO-R M1 spacecraft 47 minutes after liftoff. The launch marks the start of a new ...

NASA loses contact with ICON spacecraft Original Publication Date: 2022-12-08 13:02 NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer has not communicated with ground stations since Nov. 25. Engineers believe the problem is with the spacecraft’s avionics or communications subsystems. NASA has ruled out ...

ESA secures 16.9 billion euros at ministerial Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 17:56 European Space Agency member states provide 16.9 billion euros for next three years. It is a significant increase over 2019 but more than 1.5 billion euros below what the agency sought. Despite falling ...

France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 08:03 France, Germany and Italy announce agreement on "the future of launcher exploitation in Europe" The agreement includes a timetable that, by June 2024, calls for a new framework. ...