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OneWeb Q&A: Fully funded to craft the art of the possibleIMAGE
spacenews.com• Sep 8, 2021• 1 min read
OneWeb Q&A: Fully funded to craft the art of the possibleAs SpaceX charges ahead with more than 1,700 Starlink satellites launched so far for a consumer broadband service, early mover OneWeb and more recent contenders are developing megaconstellations targeting higher paying enterprise and government customers. SpaceNews interviewed OneWeb Neil Masterson about its plans as the operator nears the halfway mark in its constellation deployment.
Bradford’s Comet production moves to LuxembourgIMAGE
spacenews.com• Sep 7, 2021• 1 min read
Bradford’s Comet production moves to LuxembourgBradford Space is updating its Comet electrothermal propulsion technology and transferring production of the small satellite thrusters from the United States to Luxembourg.
SpaceX adds Bob and Doug multipurpose ships to streamlined recovery fleetIMAGE
nasaspaceflight.com• Aug 31, 2021• 1 min read
SpaceX adds Bob and Doug multipurpose ships to streamlined recovery fleetThe arrival of Doug, the newest addition to the SpaceX recovery fleet, indicates further consolidation of the company’s rocket recovery operations. Although the launch cadence has slowed as SpaceX prepares the next generation of Starlink satellites, the fleet has been busy working on its next generation of recovery vessels to support what will hopefully be a busy last quarter of 2021.
How AWS is opening up space with the cloudIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 30, 2021• 1 min read
How AWS is opening up space with the cloudClinton Crosier, a retired U.S. Air Force major general who helped organize the standup of the U.S. Space Force, recently celebrated his anniversary of joining cloud giant AWS to lead its newly created Aerospace and Satellite business team. SpaceNews caught up with Crosier at the Space Symposium in Colorado to learn more about AWS' plans for the global space industry.
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Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builderIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 27, 2021• 1 min read
Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builderCurrently more known for the high-resolution cameras it builds than for spacecraft, Dragonfly Aerospace’s plan to move into microsatellite manufacturing got a major boost in April when it was sold to serial entrepreneur Max Polyakov. SpaceNews caught up with Eugene Yakovlev, Dragonfly Aerospace’s chief business officer, for an update on its plans.
Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellantIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 25, 2021• 1 min read
Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellantPhase Four plans to fuel its Maxwell engine with a green propellant develop by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under a contract the Southern California startup won Aug. 18 at the U.S. Space Force’s first SpaceWERX Pitch Day.
Chang Zheng 2C lofts experimental Chinese internet satellites into orbitIMAGE
nasaspaceflight.com• Aug 24, 2021• 1 min read
Chang Zheng 2C lofts experimental Chinese internet satellites into orbitJust over a month after its most recent launch, a Chinese Chang Zheng 2C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, successfully carrying three new Chinese satellites into polar orbits around Earth.
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Exponential growth of cubesats may be tapering offIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 12, 2021• 1 min read
Exponential growth of cubesats may be tapering offThe use of cubesats has grown dramatically in recent years, but some are wondering if the form factor has reached the limits of its usefulness.
NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future OrbitIMAGE
nasa.gov• Aug 11, 2021• 1 min read
NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future OrbitNASA researchers used precision-tracking data from the agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, significantly reducing uncertainties related to its future orbit, and improving scientists’ ability to determine the total impact probability and predict orbits of other asteroids.
Unseenlabs lines up Vega flight for fourth maritime surveillance satelliteIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 10, 2021• 1 min read
Unseenlabs lines up Vega flight for fourth maritime surveillance satelliteFrench startup Unseenlabs is set to fly its next maritime surveillance nanosatellite on an Arianespace Vega rocket in mid-August, instead of launching with Rocket Lab as it did for the first three BRO spacecraft the venture has launched since mid-2019.
Simplification is key to space industry growthIMAGE
spacenews.com• Aug 9, 2021• 1 min read
Simplification is key to space industry growthThe space industry needs to significantly simplify services for customers outside the sector to unlock its next phase of growth, space executives told the Small Satellite Conference Aug. 9.
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