ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the…
BAE Systems wins $16 million DARPA award to advance autonomous satellite tasking
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a $16 million contract to continue work on software that…
K2 Space raises $250 million to scale high-power satellite line
ORLANDO, Fla. — K2 Space said Dec. 11 it raised $250 million in new funding that values the satellite manufacturing startup at $3 billion. The…
Two black holes took turns slaughtering this star, new …
About 3 billion years ago, a hapless star got caught in a twisted tug-of-war between two gigantic black holes — and now, we are seeing the…
Report identifies science objectives of human Mars exploration
WASHINGTON — The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National…
GEO satellite refueling a priority for national security, commercial markets, new analysis finds
ORLANDO, Fla. — Government and industry analysts have identified the refueling of satellites in geostationary orbit as one of the most…
L3Harris satellite-jamming system approved for export to close U.S. allies
ORLANDO, Fla. — A ground-based satellite-jamming system made by L3Harris Technologies for the U.S. Space Force has been approved for potential…
Blue Origin targets four-flight campaign for New Glenn’s path to Space Force certification
ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will have to complete four successful orbital flights as its pathway to certification under the…
Odin Space raises $3 million in seed funding
SAN FRANCISCO – British startup Odin Space raised $3 million in a seed round to begin commercializing tiny sensors to map and analyze…
Delivering the next generation of cloud-native, multi-orbit ground systems
As on-orbit capabilities grow more advanced, ground systems are undergoing a transformation of their own. Ground network specialist ST…