Anduril and Impulse Space to collaborate on AI-driven satellite mobility Original Publication Date: 2024-10-12 10:05 Anduril Industries and California-based startup Impulse Space announce partnership. The companies plan to pursue military and defense contracts for space missions. The ...

Lockheed Martin eyes international customers for GPS augmentation systems Original Publication Date: 2023-01-22 11:22 GPS 3 is a modernized version of the U.S. Military’s Global Positioning System satellites. L1C signal for civilian users is interoperable with Europe’s Galileo navigation ...

SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s first mission of 2023 on Falcon Heavy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-15 23:18 USSF-67 was Falcon Heavy's second national security space launch. Both side boosters landed back at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2. The primary payload was the U.S. Space Force’s ...

Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly Original Publication Date: 2023-01-12 12:52 Virgin Orbit says its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit. The company says an anomaly caused a premature shutdown of the rocket's upper stage. Virgin Orbit ...

First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails Original Publication Date: 2023-01-10 01:39 Virgin Orbit's first launch from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit. The company incorrectly reported that the rocket's upper stage and payloads had reached orbit. It was the sixth LauncherOne mission for the ...

ESA to hire more staff after budget increase Original Publication Date: 2022-12-30 01:21 European Space Agency plans to hire 200 new employees in 2023. ESA expects to hire about 400 people overall in 2023, including both the new positions. Decision comes after member states agreed Nov. 23 to ...

Omnibus includes budget increases for Office of Space Commerce and FAA commercial space office Original Publication Date: 2022-12-21 12:21 The omnibus spending bill includes $70 million for the Office of Space Commerce. The administration requested $87 million for the office in its budget ...

Space Launch System: One Step Closer to the Moon—and Beyond Original Publication Date: 2022-12-19 16:00 Artemis will establish the first long-term human-robotic presence on and around the Moon. Eventually, Artemis will send the first astronauts to Mars, 140 million miles away. The dedication, ...

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 ...

As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question Original Publication Date: 2022-10-27 18:27 Amazon's Project Kuiper needs half of its internet constellation operating by July 2026. Most of the rockets that are under contract to launch these satellites ...