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…
Lunar Outpost’s MAPP Rovers: From Commercial Exploration to Artemis Integration
1 Founded in 2017 in Golden, Colorado, Lunar Outpost has rapidly evolved from a commercial lunar mobility startup to a key player in NASA’s…
Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft during spacewalk
HELSINKI — Two Shenzhou-21 astronauts embarked on the mission’s first spacewalk late Monday, inspecting and photographing a damaged spacecraft…
Canada picks Telesat and MDA to study Arctic military communications constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Canada has contracted satellite operator Telesat and manufacturer MDA Space to explore options for a multibillion-dollar…
America must stop treating China’s lunar plans as a footrace
It has become conventional wisdom that China’s rise is driven by a coordinated strategy across three fronts here on Earth: dominating critical…
SCHOTT launches high-performance cover glass for next-generation space solar cells
– SCHOTT® Solar Glass exos provides enhanced radiation resistance and optical performance for simple silicon cells up to III-V multijunction…
TrustPoint sets 2027 target for initial rollout of LEO-based navigation services
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a five-year-old startup building a low-Earth-orbit navigation network as an alternative or complement to GPS, says it…
LeoLabs lands interagency contract to feed TraCSS and track adversarial spacecraft
TAMPA, Fla. — LeoLabs said Dec. 9 it won an interagency contract to provide space-surveillance data for the U.S. government, supporting…
Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux enters orbital data center race
TAMPA, Fla. — Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has thrown its hat into the emerging market for orbital data centers, joining SpaceX,…
Is the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ really a planet? A bright vi…
Christians are well aware of the Nativity story, in which three wise men follow the “Star of Bethlehem” to the newborn Jesus. But…
Muon Space to develop sensor payload for missile defense satellites
WASHINGTON — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million contract to develop an infrared sensing payload for missile detection and tracking, the…