Space News for Thursday, November 17, 2022

NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-16 00:52 NASA awards SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop a lunar lander. The contract includes a second crewed demonstration landing mission. NASA is currently soliciting ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Intelsat orders small GEO satellite from 3D printing specialist Original Publication Date: 2022-11-07 20:34 Swissto12 has sold its first small satellite to Intelsat for a launch in 2025. Intelsat 45 (IS-45) will be based on Swissto12’s HummingSat satellite platform. At about the size of a ...

Space News for Saturday, September 24, 2022

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 ...

Space News for Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Major operator consolidation is a long time coming Original Publication Date: 2022-09-12 13:12 Satellite operator consolidation has been a perennial topic at industry conferences. The rise of Starlink, OneWeb, and other NGSO broadband constellations has come amid a broader shift away from video ...

Space News for Thursday, July 28, 2022

NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation Original Publication Date: 2022-07-26 16:45 NASA officials say they have not been formally notified of any plans by Roscosmos. Russian media reported that Yuri Borisov told Russian president Vladimir Putin. It's unclear if Borisov’s ...