IMAGESpaceX shares amazing fairing re-entry videoSpaceX continues to impress with hardware re-use, this time showcasing the extreme environment Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy fairings withstand to be...
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IMAGELight Steering Technologies claims $1.25 million Air Force contractNew Hampshire startup Light Steering Technologies won a $1.25 million U.S. Air Force contract for angular pointing technology with small satellite applications.
IMAGEGoogle Cloud reorganizes its professional service offerings into new portfolioGoogle LLC’s cloud business is reorganizing its professional service offerings into a new, centralized portfolio called Google Cloud Consulting. The move was announced today. It follows a year in ...
IMAGERS21 earns patent for AI-based monitoringRS21's artificial intelligence-based software called Space Prognostic AI Custodian Ecosystem, or SPAICE, is aimed at improving satellite monitoring.
IMAGEMangata Networks gets funds for Scottish satellite manufacturing hubMangata Networks, the U.S.-based startup founded by a former OneWeb executive, said Dec. 5 it signed a $100 million financing deal to build a manufacturing facility in Scotland for its multi-orbit broadband constellation.
IMAGEPioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASANASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11.
IMAGEMaine Maritime Museum offering free admission this monthYou are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is offering free admission to all visitors ...
IMAGESES to appeal Intelsat C-band sharing decisionSES filed plans Oct. 14 to appeal a court’s decision last month that disallowed its bid to equally split nearly $9 billion of anticipated C-band clearing proceeds with Intelsat.
IMAGESpaceX ramps hiring for T-Mobile Starlink cell service partnershipSpaceX is ramping hiring efforts for its T-Mobile Starlink cell service partnership. Last month, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced their new partnership to...
IMAGEWatch live: SpaceX preps for Falcon 9 test-firing in FloridaSpaceX is preparing for a test-firing of a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Saturday in preparation for liftoff Sunday with the company’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites. The rocket’s nine Merlin engines will fire for about seven seconds while hold-down clamps keep the Falcon 9 firmly on the ground at pad 39A. The Falcon 9 is set to lift off Sunday at 9:38 a.m. EDT (1338 GMT) with 53 Starlink internet satellites, marking SpcaeX’s 33rd launch of the year, and the 53rd dedicated launch for the Starlink network. Email the author. Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.
IMAGENASA Awards Engineering, Technology, Science ContractNASA has awarded the JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide engineering and scientific products, technical services and related services for the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, other NASA centers and government agencies.
IMAGEAdditive manufacturing has progressed far beyond bracketsSpacecraft developers are additively manufacturing engine nozzles and other complex spacecraft components.
IMAGESpaceX swapping heat shield for next crew flight due to ‘manufacturing defect’SpaceX’s next crew mission to the International Space Station, set for launch in September, will fly with a different heat shield structure than originally planned after the Dragon spacecraft’s composite substrate failed during acceptance testing, NASA said Tuesday.
IMAGEThe Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform: Bringing together databases, analytics and governanceMicrosoft execs have been extolling the benefits of integrating databases and analytics for the past several years, starting in earnest with Azure Synapse Analytics. Today during Day 1 of its virtual ...
IMAGEOrbital Insight brings Satellogic data into its platformGeospatial intelligence company Orbital Insight announced plans April 25 to bring high-resolution imagery from Satellogic, an Earth observation company based in Argentina, into its geospatial intelligence platform.
IMAGEEGS, Jacobs preparing Artemis 1 vehicle at pad for final pre-launch countdown testThe launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, is preparing to conduct the final test prior to the launch of the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon. Following the rollout of the first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida overnight on March 17 into March 18, the Artemis 1 vehicle and the Mobile Launcher are being connected to pad services and powered up for testing.
IMAGETeacher opens Curvy’s bakery to bring sweet treats to Brookfield: ‘This is your magic’ - News-TimesTeacher opens Curvy’s bakery to bring sweet treats to Brookfield: ‘This is your magic’ News-Times
IMAGENASA Awards Marshall Engineering Support ContractNASA has awarded the Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (METTS) III contract to RSi-QuantiTech JV LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide a wide range of engineering technicians and trade skills, as well as professional and management oversight of the technical staff at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabam
IMAGEInside Varda Space’s plans to revolutionize in-space manufacturingThe idea of manufacturing commodities in space is not a novel concept. The International Space Station — humanity’s hub for research and development in microgravity — has hosted several research payloads which have produced Optic Fibers and even 3D printed STEM cells. These may have the potential of printing entire human organs in space, saving countless lives.
IMAGEFirst Starlink shell nearing completion as SpaceX gears up for more launchesSpaceX has been working for over seven years on the planning, production, and deployment of their Starlink satellite internet constellation, with the first regulatory filings dating back to 2014. Now heading into the latter stages of 2021, the company is nearing completion of the initial deployment for the constellation and preparing to expand its capabilities with extended geographic coverage and updated designs of both the satellites and ground equipment in their network.