Launch Preview: Array of international launches planned this week
Launch Preview: Array of…
SDA director Sandhoo takes on broader Space Force missile warning portfolio
WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Space Development Agency, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, has been appointed to a dual role overseeing both…
Lynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks
TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global has secured regulatory approval to test how its direct-to-device (D2D) satellites could extend private utility…
Startup challenging satellite industry’s multi-orbit playbook
WASHINGTON — Since SpaceX disrupted the satellite communications market with low-latency broadband from low Earth orbit, traditional satellite…
Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Quindar, a Denver-based startup specializing in satellite ground systems, said it signed an agreement with Portal Space Systems…
Farming in Ancient Lake Agassiz
Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the answer to the May Puzzler.About 15,000 years ago, southeastern Manitoba sat beneath tens of…
Vast announces line of high-power satellite buses
WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Vast is moving into satellite manufacturing with a line of high-power satellite buses. The…
Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed Matt Anderson on May 18 as NASA’s deputy administrator, the second-in-command of the space agency. The…
ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth’s magnetosphere
KOUROU, French Guiana — The SMILE mission developed jointly by the European Space Agency and China has reached orbit after more than a decade…