Space News for Thursday, May 30, 2024

AI startup Wallaroo tapped to help Space Force operationalize machine learning Original Publication Date: 2024-05-30 10:00 Wallaroo.AI will participate in the U.S. Space Force’s TAP (Tools, Applications & Processing) Lab accelerator program. The accelerator is focused on the use of commercial ...

Space News for Saturday, April 06, 2024

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 ...

Space News for Monday, March 11, 2024

Stratolaunch performs first powered Talon flight Original Publication Date: 2024-03-09 23:52 Stratolaunch's Talon vehicle reaches "high supersonic" Speeds in uncrewed test. The company's next vehicle, TA-2, is its first reusable hypersonic vehicle. TA-1, an expendable vehicle, was not ...

Space News for Thursday, January 25, 2024

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 ...

Space News for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Belgium signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-01-24 00:52 Belgium is the 34 th country overall, and first so far in 2024, to sign the document. The Artemis Accords outline best practices for responsible behavior in space exploration. Non-binding document describes procedures ...

Space News for Friday, January 12, 2024

Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 Original Publication Date: 2024-01-12 09:57 Europe may shift launch of Copernicus Earth observation satellite to SpaceX's Falcon 9. Sentinel-1C radar imaging satellite is part of Copernicus program. Move would address concerns about ...

Space News for Sunday, November 26, 2023

Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 20:27 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions awarded contract worth up to $579 million. Contract supports command-and-control operations of four constellations and 26 military communication ...

Space News for Friday, October 20, 2023

L3Harris to advanced DoD’s SDA mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-19 00:00 L3Harris receives two contracts worth as much as $134 million to update portions of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission. The Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) ...

Space News for Sunday, September 17, 2023

New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz Original Publication Date: 2023-09-17 05:33 Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft docked with the station at 2:53 p.m. Eastern. The spacecraft brought to the station two Roscosmos cosmonauts. The launch was the fifth for Kononenko and first for Chub and O’Hara. Es’hailSat ...

Space News for Sunday, September 10, 2023

FAA closes Starship mishap investigation, directs 63 corrective actions for SpaceX Original Publication Date: 2023-09-08 17:00 FAA says it completed investigation into the April 20 launch of the Starship vehicle. The vehicle suffered several failures of Raptor engines in the booster during its ...