H3 successfully returns to flight
WASHINGTON — Japan’s H3 rocket launched June 11 on its first flight since a failure in December, placing six smallsats in orbit. The H3 lifted off from…
Tilebox Launches Verifiable AI Workflows for Satellite Data
DOVER, DELAWARE — JUNE 11, 2026 — Tilebox today announced infrastructure for verifiable AI workflows on Earth observation data, giving teams a…
K2 Space, Rocket Lab win key supplier roles in Space Force satcom program
WASHINGTON — K2 Space and Rocket Lab have landed key supplier roles in the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation military communications network,…
Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast
More than 35 million people live along the New York–Washington corridor and breathe the region’s air. While air quality has improved…
GEO cancellations complicate space insurance recovery
The recent cancellation of three geostationary satellites is another blow for insurers hoping their legacy cash cows would bring home…
ESA awards contract for next-generation radar imaging satellites
WASHINGTON — Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space won contracts to build the next generation of radar imaging satellites for…
Artemis 3 commander confident crew will be ready for 2027 mission
HOUSTON — The astronaut named commander of Artemis 3 is confident that his crew will be ready for what NASA has called one of the most complex…
House appropriators back $55.5 billion Space Force budget, omit reconciliation funds
WASHINGTON — House defense appropriators unveiled a $1.07 trillion fiscal 2027 spending bill that would provide $55.5 billion for the U.S.…
Arkadia Space to supply thrusters for Reflex Aerospace satellite
WASHINGTON — Spacecraft propulsion startup Arkadia Space has signed a deal to provide thrusters for a satellite being built by Reflex…
LeoLabs deploys mobile space-tracking radar in Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — LeoLabs said June 10 it has deployed a mobile space-tracking radar in the Indo-Pacific region that is being used to monitor…