Twin hurricanes stare out to space as they barrel towar…
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Mu-g Technologies enters the parabolic flight business
WASHINGTON — A startup has acquired an aircraft to offer commercial parabolic flight services even as NASA seeks to acquire its own aircraft…
Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth
PADUA, Italy — A spacecraft developed by Tsinghua University is set to join international missions to study the asteroid Apophis during its…
Austrian propulsion startup joins sovereign space funding surge
TAMPA, Fla. — Austrian satellite propulsion startup Gate Space has won 6.3 million euros ($7.2 million) in funding from Europe’s…
EQT to acquire Exolaunch – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Private equity firm EQT is acquiring Exolaunch, a company that has handled the rideshare launches of hundreds of satellites, to…
Space Force’s rapid acquisition office director moves to Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
WASHINGTON — Kelly Hammett, the former head of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, has been named executive director of the Air Force Nuclear…
Quantum Space wins Pentagon contract to develop orbital refueling spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in…
A legacy to help solve the space workforce pipeline
In this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Mike Kincaid, president and chief executive of the Challenger Center. They discuss…
Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket
PADUA, Italy — Chinese startup Spark Space has secured a series of funding rounds for what it claims will be the world’s largest…
Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch
PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum networking protocol in ground testing of a compact payload ahead of on-orbit experiment in…