Astra completes deal to go private Original Publication Date: 2024-07-19 08:32 Astra Space has completed a deal to take the company private at 50 cents per share. The agreement ends Astra’s time as a publicly traded company a little more than three years. Astra went public through a merger with ...

European space consultancies merge to form Novaspace Original Publication Date: 2024-04-06 01:18 Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners announced merger plans April 5. The combined group will be called Novaspace. Euroconsult has offices in France, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia. SpaceTec ...

SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship Original Publication Date: 2024-01-14 02:22 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says a propellant dump caused the destruction of the Starship upper stage. Musk says the failure was linked to venting liquid oxygen propellant near the end of the ...

Building the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way: Belgian astronomers contribute to the Gaia Focused Product Releases – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-12 00:00 The Gaia satellite has been charting the sky since 2014, and its map includes stars that are a million times fainter than ...

State Department framework seeks to coordinate its space policy activities Original Publication Date: 2023-06-11 23:45 State Department publishes first-of-its-kind document on space policy. Document outlines efforts to use diplomacy to advance space policy goals. Document stemmed from ...