SpaceX alums offer telemetry stack through startup Sift Original Publication Date: 2023-12-18 04:05 Sift is a startup founded by former SpaceX software engineers. It developed a proprietary telemetry stack to improve the way machine data is recorded. Potential customers include space companies ...

Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts Original Publication Date: 2023-09-01 17:32 Ball Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire Global won contracts. The four companies will conduct studies and design sounders for the Near-Earth Orbit ...

China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations Original Publication Date: 2022-12-30 13:44 China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Space was named as one of a number of priority areas for the next three to ...

Dark clouds, silver linings: Five ways war in Ukraine is transforming the space domain Original Publication Date: 2022-12-23 15:00 Russia’s flouting of international order set in motion a realignment with near, medium and long-term implications. The ongoing war in Ukraine has accelerated the ...

Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal Original Publication Date: 2022-12-16 12:51 Maxar Technologies is being acquired by the private equity firm Advent International. Advent International, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a global firm with $89 billion in ...

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 ...

Perseverance to establish sample cache for later return to Earth Original Publication Date: 2022-10-31 11:18 NASA and the European Space Agency have selected a location on Mars to cache samples. It's one step in the overall process of returning those samples to Earth. The sample cache is part ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 21:24 The conflict in Ukraine has shed light on the value of commercial satellites for national security. There are still open questions on how the military will work with ...

Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon Original Publication Date: 2022-09-21 14:54 NASA has issued task orders for eight missions to five companies. Some of those companies are finally getting close to flying their missions. Another company, though, has stumbled long before taking its ...