U.S. ‘more prepared’ for next WRC
WASHINGTON — White House officials say they will go into a major international conference next year better prepared than ever to defend key…
The cardinality wall: The hidden data bottleneck for LEO constellations
The satellite industry is entering an era defined by scale. Thousands of spacecraft are operating simultaneously in low Earth orbit (LEO),…
Starfighters turns Texas facility toward microgravity flight testing
TAMPA, Fla. — Starfighters Space, which is developing F-104 supersonic jets for satellite air-launch, is turning its Texas facility into a…
Orbital Data Centers: Power and Thermal Management for Scalable Architectures
As orbital data centers move from concept to reality, scalable power generation and efficient thermal management are emerging as critical…
Report finds U.S. space supply chains rely heavily on Chinese manufacturing
WASHINGTON — A new report from supply-chain intelligence firm Altana quantifies the extent to which the U.S. commercial space industry remains…
Fire Chars Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands National Park, a chain of five ecologically rich islands off the coast of mainland California, is known for its diversity of…
Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027
WASHINGTON — The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space…
SDA director Sandhoo takes on broader Space Force missile warning portfolio
WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Space Development Agency, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, has been appointed to a dual role overseeing both…
Lynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks
TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global has secured regulatory approval to test how its direct-to-device (D2D) satellites could extend private utility…