Northrop Grumman targets lunar navigation market with Webb-derived guidance system
WASHINGTON — Navigation is emerging as a growing challenge for spacecraft operating beyond Earth orbit, where GPS coverage weakens. Northrop…
America’s Emerald Isle – NASA Science
In a process that played out over thousands of years, a retreating ice sheet carved, scoured, and shaped the landscape of the present-day…
SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — SES has canceled two satellites Intelsat ordered before being acquired by the Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator, joining…
SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has set a date for the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle, which is critical to the…
Varda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research
WASHINGTON — Varda Space Industries has signed its first major agreement with a pharmaceutical company to develop improved drugs in…
SpaceX CRS-34 resupply mission to ISS delayed 24 hours
SpaceX CRS-34…
FCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX has the FCC’s blessing to buy EchoStar spectrum to improve direct-to-device (D2D) services in the United States, subject…
Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a national missile defense system broadly aligned with President Donald Trump’s…
Quantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space announced May 12 it will build the company’s highly maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to the…
Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a Virginia startup developing a low-Earth-orbit navigation system intended to complement or back up GPS, said May 12…