Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit
Starship Flight 14: SpaceX…
Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars
These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans…
Fighting Fire With Fire – NASA Science
In May and June of most years, NASA satellites typically begin to detect large numbers of wildland fires throughout the Top End and Arnhem…
Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches
HELSINKI — Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches,…
Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise
TAMPA, Fla. — Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5…
The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule
WASHINGTON — The Exploration Company performed a drop test of the Nyx spacecraft it is developing to transport cargo to low Earth orbit ahead…
Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round
WASHINGTON — Axiom Space announced June 4 that it added more than $175 million to its latest funding round, with Japan’s largest bank joining…
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee moved to preserve a Space Force missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon plans to…
AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating…
Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers
This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s…
