In matters of national defense and credible deterrence, some capabilities are simply too vital to outsource. If they falter, armies lose battles and nations can lose wars. Today, commercial space […]
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German startup Atmos Space Cargo says it considers the first flight of its reentry vehicle a success despite limited data on how it performed during reentry.
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Former public rocket startup focusing on defense applications after going private
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TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium is ramping up tariff countermeasures to shield the U.S.-based satellite operator from import tax hikes as global trade tensions escalate. The operator has historically imported satellite […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Northwood Space raised $30 million in a Series A round to establish a global network of phased array ground stations. Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz led […]
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By introducing a program integrator role, SDA aims to ensure better compatibility among satellites and cohesion across the network
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SpaceX launched the third in its series of mid-inclination dedicated rideshare missions April 21, but with very few rideshare payloads on board.
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SAN FRANCISCO – A White House budget proposal calls for replacing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary satellite constellation, GeoXO, with a far less expensive and ambitious program. […]
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DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice.
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Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s […]
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The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of […]
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SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual.
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Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services.
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The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:29 a.m. Eastern.
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China sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using its Long March 6A rocket launched from Taiyuan.
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More states are lining up in a bid to host NASA’s headquarters, but the prize they seek may turn out to be smaller than they expect.
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In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator, he and Senator Ted Cruz engaged in extensive dialogue about China. They strongly expressed the view that […]
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Members of a NASA safety panel said they were “deeply concerned” about the safety of the aging International Space Station, citing long-running issues and funding shortfalls.
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Even as NASA and its partners on the ISS shift to commercial space stations, NASA’s former deputy administrator believes there will still be a role for multilateral coordination.
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In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Bill's journey but quickly pivots to the proposed science budget cuts at NASA.
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L3Harris announced a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing site in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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A key player in the European DeepTech market and a leading Polish space technology company, Creotech Instruments S.A., has signed the largest contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to […]
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The document, titled “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners,” outlines how U.S. forces might assert control of the orbital high ground
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The Texas Space Commission has awarded more than $26 million to five companies in the latest round of awards designed to stimulate the state’s space industry.
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A team behind the rescue of two lunar satellites left stranded by a launch anomaly have revealed the challenges they faced in salvaging the mission.
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GPS is not only a cornerstone to our military superiority, it is foundational to our national and global economic stability. In fact, analysts warn that GPS outages could cost our […]
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The mission, designated NROL-174, lifted off at 3:33 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg.
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Boeing announced April 16 it has built the ground-based twin for a mission aiming to demonstrate quantum networking in space, marking a key milestone ahead of launching a small satellite called Q4S next year.
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“Based on the risk tolerance of the payload, the government determines which amount of mission assurance is most appropriate for that mission"
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Join us on April 16 for a timely discussion on those challenging Starlink and the push for multi-orbit and multi-operator solutions.
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An increase in the demand for better in-flight connectivity is inevitable: people don’t want to be incommunicado anymore when they travel. The in-flight connectivity (IFC) market is transitioning from niche […]
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The bipartisan co-chairs of a congressional caucus have criticized proposed cuts in NASA’s science programs, marking the first Republican opposition in Congress to the plans.
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German launch vehicle startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has replaced its chief executive as it works towards a second chance for its first launch.
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Rep. Mike Rogers claims victory in long-running dispute over Space Command's home
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Astranis has signed a $115 million deal to deliver Taiwan’s first dedicated communications spacecraft, amid an issue with a separate small geostationary satellite launched late last year.
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Katalyst and LMO are planning an in-space demonstration in GEO orbit in 2026
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Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation expressed confidence that Congress will ultimately reject sharp cuts in NASA science programs proposed by the White House, citing competition with China as one factor.
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Tournear will return to the Space Development Agency on April 17 after a three-month administrative leave
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SpaceNews produced the official Show Daily for all three exhibit days of the 38th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, April 17-20, 2023.
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The march toward single broadband terminals that can tap into multiple orbits promises greater resiliency and flexibility. It also centralizes risk in one device. “Single point failures are not ideal,” […]
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