Space News for Thursday, September 26, 2024

Japan launches IGS Radar 8 reconnaissance satellite with penultimate H-2A rocket Original Publication Date: 2024-09-26 09:27 Japan launches classified IGS-Radar 8 satellite early Thursday with second-to-last H-2A rocket. Radar 8 will gather data for intelligence purposes and environmental and ...

Space News for Saturday, June 22, 2024

Starliner return delayed to July Original Publication Date: 2024-06-22 02:04 NASA and Boeing push back the return of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. NASA did not disclose a new departure date for Starliner. Instead, NASA stated only that it is “evaluating future return opportunities” ...

Space News for Tuesday, January 23, 2024

French SSA startup Aldoria raises $10.9 million Original Publication Date: 2024-01-23 08:16 Aldoria, a company previously known as Share My Space, raised $10.9 million. The company currently operates a network of six optical telescopes that track objects in orbit. The funding will be used in ...

Space News for Sunday, January 21, 2024

Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’ Original Publication Date: 2024-01-20 20:31 Space Force last year launched a small satellite on a Firefly rocket in a demonstration of responsive launch. More Victus Nox-style missions are being planned in the coming years. But ...

Space News for Thursday, June 15, 2023

More countries encouraged to commit to halt destructive ASAT tests Original Publication Date: 2023-06-15 10:00 U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2022 encouraging countries not to conduct destructive direct-ascent (DA) ASAT tests. A total of 155 nations voted in favor of ...