Space News for Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential Original Publication Date: 2024-07-01 23:32 Europe averaged 96 investment deals annually for space companies over the past three years. The United States averaged 6.3 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in investments. More than 50% of venture ...

Space News for Wednesday, January 17, 2024

SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors Original Publication Date: 2024-01-16 23:35 John Deere has picked SpaceX to provide connectivity for farming machines. Terminal would be about the size of a pizza box and based on SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband network. ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Industry group opposes White House mission authorization proposal Original Publication Date: 2023-11-28 23:51 Industry group says it is opposed to a White House proposal for regulating novel space activities. The proposal would split responsibilities for commercial space activities between two ...

Space News for Monday, August 21, 2023

UPDATE: Hilary impacts new launch of Starlinks depending on SpaceX’s rocket recovery – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-08-20 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 21 at 11:04 p.m. PT (6:04 UTC on August 22) for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The storm ...

Space News for Friday, July 07, 2023

Europe leans on SpaceX to bridge launcher gap Original Publication Date: 2023-07-06 22:29 Europe temporarily has no ability to launch payloads into orbit. The Ariane 5’s successor, Ariane 6, is still in development. The Soyuz is no longer available in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

Space News for Saturday, March 04, 2023

DoD releases updated guidance on ‘responsible behaviors in space’ Original Publication Date: 2023-03-03 20:07 U.S. Defense Department releases updated guidelines for safe and responsible space operations. Guidelines apply to military operations, not commercial or civil space activities. DoD ...