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 ...

Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-11-21 02:12 EchoStar’s Jupiter-3, the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected. Maxar Technologies built the nine metric ton Ka-band satellite and supplied its solar ...

Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones Original Publication Date: 2023-02-28 23:46 Apple is lending the company $252 million to help cover upfront costs. Apple is providing the funds as a prepayment for using the network to upgrade satellite services. Apple has not ...

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 ...

China performs two launches inside two hours Original Publication Date: 2022-09-06 12:27 China conducted its 36th and 37th orbital launches of 2022 within a couple of hours of each other starting late Monday. A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket lifted off into clear skies from a transport erector ...

NASA continues to study issues that caused Artemis 1 launch scrub Original Publication Date: 2022-08-29 21:08 NASA officials say they are keeping open the possibility of attempting another launch. Initial launch attempt was scrubbed Aug. 29 due to a hydrogen bleed line issue. Engineers are ...

ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B Original Publication Date: 2022-08-03 15:05 European Space Agency ends efforts to restore operations of Sentinel-1B satellite. Sentinel-1B malfunctioned more than half a year ago. Agency will instead move up the launch of a replacement satellite. A new ...

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...