Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has completed the investigation into the failure on the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, clearing launches of the vehicle…
Polish space company Eycore launches first SAR Earth observation satellite
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space company Eycore has launched Eycore-1, an Earth observation satellite equipped with the company’s synthetic…
Loft Orbital expands into full-service constellation deals
DENVER — Data and intelligence providers, along with governments, are outsourcing the construction and operation of Earth-observation…
Do AI tools undermine trust in geospatial imagery?
On Feb. 28, the first day of U.S. military strikes on Iran, a Chinese AI startup posted an image on social media site X of a ship burning at…
Anduril teams with commercial space firms, Sandia lab on Golden Dome interceptor program
DENVER — Defense technology firm Anduril Industries said May 5 it has partnered with a group of commercial space companies and a U.S.…
The budget proposal that overshadowed Artemis 2
Artemis 2 was a success in more ways than one. The mission, lasting just over nine days, demonstrated that the Orion spacecraft could safely…
Extending space-enabled intelligence below the ocean surface
TAMPA, Fla. — Rising pressure to secure strategic waters is driving demand for more persistent monitoring of subsea activity, creating…
Quantum Space hires Bridenstine as CEO
WASHINGTON — Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space as its chief executive as the company pursues emerging…
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
Volcanic activity takes on many forms in western El Salvador. The land near the city of Ahuachapán is pockmarked with craters and covered with…
Hancom InSpace gains hyperspectral sensor
DENVER – South Korea’s Hancom InSpace is expanding its Earth-observation constellation with Sejong-3, a cubesat with a hyperspectral sensor,…
Ignition relaunches Artemis plans – SpaceNews
On March 24, executives from across the space industry and officials from dozens of countries filed into NASA’s Washington headquarters,…