The trade organizations count the largest Western commercial satellite operators among their members: SpaceX, Amazon, Eutelsat OneWeb, Planet Labs, Iridium, […]
Category: Space
Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions
The company has also positioned its W-series of spacecraft, which reenter at a maximum speed of Mach 25, as an […]
Here’s why Trump appointed the Secretary of Transportation to lead NASA
Six weeks after he terminated the nomination of Jared Isaacman to become NASA Administrator, President Trump moved on Wednesday evening […]
Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna
Northwood Space has completed initial testing of the second generation of its phased array antenna technology, which can simultaneously communicate […]
Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge
The European Space Agency has selected five launch startups to become eligible for up to 169 million euros ($198 million) […]
Tuesday Telescope: Webb and Hubble team up to reveal spectacular star clusters
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space
The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then. This image from a telescope […]
Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now
“We will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year.” Europe’s first reusable rocket main stage […]
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
There is a growing buzz in the astronomy community about a new object with a hyperbolic trajectory that is moving […]
Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network
Under this plan, SpaceX’s satellites would play a big role in the Space Force’s kill chain. The Trump administration plans […]