Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up
PITTSBURGH — Lunar lander developer Astrobotic decided to sell to Voyager Technologies so it could quickly scale up to meet the projected demands of…
Did any cat breeds develop naturally?
Of the more than 600 million cats across the globe, less than 10% belong to a specific breed. But are these purebred cats the result of human…
Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving to modernize the computer networks that underpin its operations, awarding new work under a $12.5…
SpaceX, China drive new record for orbital launches in 2025
WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that…
New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impact
WASHINGTON — A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as a “space particle,”…
SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite
MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation…
Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new st…
A unique cipher that uses playing cards and dice to turn languages into glyphs produces text eerily similar to the glyphs in the Voynich…
Eartheye Space reveals contract with Asia-Pacific customer
SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data to a customer in the…
Terran Orbital Selected by Lockheed Martin to Provide Satellite Buses for SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer
IRVINE, CA, Jan. 2, 2025 – Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries,…
SpaceX to lower orbits of some Starlink satellites
WASHINGTON — SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety…