United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi Original Publication Date: 2024-09-13 22:48 United Airlines will replace geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX's largest aviation Wi-Fi deal. The U.S. Carrier announced plans Sept. 13 to start equipping the more than ...

Space Force awards $200 million contract to Northrop Grumman for UK radar site Original Publication Date: 2024-08-23 23:13 The U.S. Space Force awarded a $200 million contract to Northrop Grumman. The contract is for the second site of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability. The initiative is ...

Indian solid SSLV rocket launches Earth observation satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-08-16 09:54 India successfully launched its third SSLV Thursday, placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit. The rocket carried the experimental Earth observation EOS-08 spacecraft into its ...

Pentagon advisory panel urges integration of commercial space tech for military use Original Publication Date: 2024-08-02 02:00 A Pentagon advisory panel calls for increased adoption of commercial space technologies. The study was conducted by the Defense Science Board (DSB) It recommends a ...

GHGSat gains NASA approval for methane-emissions data Original Publication Date: 2024-07-31 10:00 Methane-emissions data from GHGSat will be shared for scientific research through NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. Montreal-based GHGSat announced July 31 that the company’s ...

China reschedules planetary defense mission for 2027 launch Original Publication Date: 2024-07-16 07:42 China has changed the launch date and target for a mission that will attempt to deflect the orbit of an asteroid. The target for the mission will be the asteroid 2015 XF261, a body estimated ...

EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 06:00 Botsat-1 would have a hyperspectral sensor to gather ground composition data. Botswana is the world’s top producer of diamonds by value. The sector accounts for just under a third of the country’s ...

Congressional letter asks NASA to rescind Chandra cuts Original Publication Date: 2024-06-13 09:32 Nine members of Congress ask NASA to reconsider changes to operations of Chandra X-Ray Observatory. They oppose NASA's budget proposal to slash funding for the 25-year-old telescope. NASA is ...

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 ...

Chang’e-6 set for weekend landing attempt as sun rises over Apollo crater Original Publication Date: 2024-05-29 08:49 Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing attempt this weekend. The mission is targeting a landing in the southern portion of Apollo crater. If successful, the lander will ...