World’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station proves capability in successful trials
Data transferred securely and rapidly between space and ground Compatible with U.S. Space Development Agency standard UK Space Minister Liz…
Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities
AMSTERDAM – European nations are adopting a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and dual-use commercial technologies to enhance military…
Open Cosmos’ CEO on what it takes to bring IoT to space
Open Cosmos, based in the United Kingdom, is facing a 2028 deadline to field an ambitious broadband constellation for Europe. That system,…
SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a network of low Earth orbit satellites intended to…
NASA selects four companies for initial moon base awards
AMSTERDAM — NASA announced May 26 the first contracts associated with its plans to develop a lunar base, picking four companies to develop and…
Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network
TAMPA, Fla. — Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data…
Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Voyager Technologies a $16.5 million contract to continue development of a…
Doctors may soon be able to check your red blood cells …
Researchers have developed a system that uses short videos of the eye to estimate a person’s levels of red blood cells — no needles…
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle…
Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites
WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space will work on a project backed by the U.K. Space Agency to study whether satellites using…