Q&A: Heather Pringle on what to expect from Space Symposium
The global space community is looking to build on a wave of momentum to expand its civil and national security sectors and sustain the…
The path to $50 billion in new space investment
The future of space is commercial, with American companies critical to establishing a moon base and developing a vibrant economy in low Earth…
Spring fever pitch: Three questions to listen for this Space Symposium
A historic mission to the moon. A record-setting budget for the Space Force. Billions of dollars in new valuations. As the 41st Space…
Phantom Space eyes edge in orbital data race with thermal deal
Phantom Space believes it now has the key pieces of a vertically integrated model to compete on the edges of the emerging orbital data center…
Amazon reveals aviation antenna as LEO inflight connectivity race intensifies
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon has unveiled the antenna its upcoming constellation would use to provide gigabit speeds to commercial aircraft, after…
Fueling test suggests imminent debut of China’s reusable Long March 10B rocket
HELSINKI — China has conducted what appears to be a wet dress rehearsal for its Long March 10B, paving the way for a potential launch within…
Near real-time payload data delivery with SSC Space Go
Easy access to space depends as much on ground communications as on launch availability or satellite design. In a quickly growing commercial…
Orbit is filling up fast. Now comes the awkward bit: pre-empting and handling a crisis.
Earth’s orbit is “on track for a catastrophe.” That was the rather alarming prediction of the authors of a recent piece published in The…
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million…
Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant (which can weigh up to 6,000kg [13,000 lbs]). This was Elephas…
Q&A: Building a broadband constellation for a contested space era
As a wave of plans for low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband constellations enters the market, a 63-year-old former NASA Branch Chief and Google…