Saudi Arabia’s stc Group commits $175 million prepayment in AST SpaceMobile deal
TAMPA, Fla. — Saudi telecoms giant stc Group has signed a 10-year agreement that includes a $175 million prepayment commitment to use AST SpaceMobile’s…
Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical…
Federating Europe’s Earth Observation Ground Segment: The DOMINO-E Proof of Concept
As Europe prepares its next generation of Earth-Observation (EO) missions, a less visible but equally strategic challenge unfolds on the…
Glowering ‘skull’ stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Trou au Natron, Tibesti Massif, Chad [20.96825691, 16.571382232] What’s in the photo? A skull-like structure…
Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for space exploration. The…
Voyager Technologies Acquires ExoTerra Resources
SAN FRANCISCO — Voyager Technologies announced the acquisition Oct. 27 of propulsion-system developer ExoTerra Resource. Terms of the deal…
Being mean to ChatGPT increases its accuracy — but you may end up regretting it, scientists warn
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots might give you more accurate answers when you are rude to them, scientists have found, although they…
MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida-based networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites…
Space is a warfighting domain. We need wartime urgency for procurement reform.
When America embarked on the journey to build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II, President Roosevelt had a simple instruction: “speed,…
Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices
TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming…