Space News for Thursday, December 12, 2024

HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE OTV + partners with Spacemanic for smallsat missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-11 00:00 HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions. HyMOVE will conclude ground testing in 2025 and commence commercial operations in 2029. ...

Space News for Sunday, April 07, 2024

Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate and performance Original Publication Date: 2024-04-06 22:32 Elon Musk: Fourth Starship/Super Heavy launch is planned “in about a month or so.” Musk said SpaceX also wants to bring the Super Heavy booster back intact on the next flight. “The ...

Space News for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Satellite executives spar over direct-to-device evolution Original Publication Date: 2023-03-14 02:12 Executives are divided over how quickly this market could grow. Regulatory challenges, potential spectrum interference, customer demand are big question marks. Iridium recently announced a ...

Space News for Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Orion swings by the moon on its way back to Earth Original Publication Date: 2022-12-06 10:14 NASA's Orion spacecraft flew by the moon for a second and final time Dec. 5. The maneuver sets up the spacecraft for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in six days. Orion, which launched nearly three ...

Space News for Thursday, December 01, 2022

Shenzhou 15 astronauts arrive at China’s space station for first crew handover Original Publication Date: 2022-11-29 23:09 China has six astronauts aboard its recently-completed space station for the first time. Shenzhou-15 launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on ...