IMAGEU.S. Space Command sending strong demand signal for commercial space servicesU.S. Space Command needs more access to cutting-edge technology from the private sector, the head of the command Gen. James Dickinson said April 5.
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IMAGESpaceX to end Crew Dragon capsule production as Starship’s shadow growsReuters reports that SpaceX has begun to shut down Crew Dragon capsule production after assembling a fleet of four reusable spacecraft, highlighting...
IMAGEESA suspends work with Russia on ExoMars missionESA has formally halted plans to launch its ExoMars mission on a Russian rocket in September in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
IMAGESpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threatsRussia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses – sanctions in particular – that recently culminated in the...
IMAGESpace acquisition nominee: Satellites must be defended, ‘the economy depends on space’Frank Calvelli, nominated by President Biden to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, said Feb. 17 that the United States needs to move quickly to protect satellites so they can be “counted on during times of crisis and conflict.”
IMAGENASA safety panel recommends agency review how it manages human spaceflight programsNASA’s safety advisers are calling on the agency to reexamine how it manages human spaceflight programs to reflect the changing relationship with industry and to better run its core exploration effort.
IMAGEReport finds that US accounts for more than half of global space spendingNations around the world spent $92 billion on the "space sector" in 2021.
IMAGESpaceX to set new company records with back-to-back weekend launchesSpaceX will set a new record for rocket reuse Saturday with the launch of a Falcon 9 booster from California for an 11th trip to space Saturday, carrying more Starlink internet satellites into orbit. If schedules hold, another Falcon 9 will blast off from Florida’s Space Coast about 18-and-a-half hours later with an all-electric Turkish data relay spacecraft.
IMAGENASA announces new astronauts as safety panel recommends strategic planning for space explorationNASA announced a new class of astronauts that will be eligible for missions to the moon on the same day the agency’s safety advisers called for strategic planning to ensure success in those exploration efforts.
IMAGEExtending cryptocurrency networks via satelliteAs cryptocurrencies gain adherents on Earth, companies and universities are conducting tests to figure out how to perform cryptocurrency transactions in space and share data via satellite.
IMAGENASA's Curiosity Rover Sends a Picture Postcard From MarsAn artistic interpretation of Curiosity’s view high up on a Martian mountain was created by mission team members who were stunned by the sweeping landscape.
IMAGEAnalysis: Space Force endorsement not enough to incentivize debris removal industryThe U.S. government’s indecision about how to manage the space debris problem is delaying private investments and efforts to develop space cleanup businesses, says a new white paper from the consulting firm Avascent.
IMAGEBlue Origin sends William Shatner to the final frontierWilliam Shatner, the 90-year-old veteran of countless imaginary space voyages playing Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, blasted off for real Wednesday, becoming the oldest person to reach the final frontier in a PR bonanza for Jeff Bezos and his rocket company Blue Origin.
IMAGETaiwan’s TiSPACE to try again after launch attempt ends in flamesLaunch startup Taiwan Innovative Space Inc.’s quest to field a commercial smallsat launcher suffered a setback last month when a suborbital prototype of a planned orbital rocket caught fire during liftoff.
IMAGELandsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data recordThe next Landsat observatory has been mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in California for liftoff Sept. 27, continuing an unbroken record of Earth observations to track urban sprawl, water usage, tropical deforestation, retreating glaciers, and more over the last half-century.
IMAGESouth Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologiesStarting next year, South Korea’s government will transfer state-owned space launch vehicle technologies to domestic aerospace companies in a move to help them penetrate an expanding global space launch market.
IMAGENASA stands by its astronaut after incendiary Russian claims"I fully support Serena, and I will always stand behind our astronauts."
IMAGECourt denies Viasat attempt to halt Starlink launches pending legal actionA federal appeals court denied a motion from satellite operator Viasat to stop SpaceX from enlarging its Starlink megaconstellation.
IMAGESpace Force extends Parsons’ contract for satellite ground servicesBraxton Technologies, a company recently acquired by Parsons Corp., received a $139.4 million contract to continue development and prototyping of the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation ground system for satellite operations.
IMAGESpaceX sends Starship heat shield “bakery” to Boca ChicaAt the same time as SpaceX is assembling hardware and manufacturing dozens of Raptor engines for Starship’s inaugural orbital test flight, it’s...