India’s Jio lays out sovereign LEO constellation plan ahead of IPO
TAMPA, Fla. — Jio Platforms, which owns India’s largest telco, is looking to lease broadband capacity from global satellite constellations to jumpstart…
Overview Energy demonstrates technologies for space solar power
WASHINGTON — A space solar power startup has emerged from stealth after demonstrating a key technology for its plans to transmit power from…
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…