India’s Jio lays out sovereign LEO constellation plan ahead of IPO
TAMPA, Fla. — Jio Platforms, which owns India’s largest telco, is looking to lease broadband capacity from global satellite constellations to jumpstart…
NordSpace nets Canadian defense funding for VLEO satellite development
TAMPA, Fla. — NordSpace has secured early defense funding to develop a very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite, further broadening the Canadian…
Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off early April 21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying the final GPS 3…
Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays
WASHINGTON — New spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and the International Space Station may not be ready until after the end of the decade,…
Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced April 20 it has formally terminated the Next Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, ending a…
Latvia joins the Artemis Accords
WASHINGTON — Latvia is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords as part of a new push to use the Accords to foster cooperation on NASA’s…
Space Force sets up ‘cislunar coordination’ office to focus beyond Earth orbit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is setting up a dedicated acquisition office focused on cislunar space, the region between Earth and the…
In the wake of Artemis 2, America needs to consider the ‘why’ of its government space program
The moon itself does not wax and wane as frequently as American public opinion on its space program. The Artemis 2 astronauts barely gulped…
Thailand’s Krabi Coast – NASA Science
Along the western coast of Southern Thailand, a series of bright tan beaches lines the Andaman Sea. These sandy expanses fill the gaps between…
China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions
HELSINKI — China is rapidly building a broad, diverse satellite manufacturing base capable of producing thousands of spacecraft annually, but…