Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network
WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian defense technology company and a Danish satellite manufacturer have begun operating an experimental communications satellite in…
The surge in military budgets can help Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector — if spending speeds up
AMSTERDAM – The recent surge in European defense spending could bolster Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector, but only if bureaucratic…
Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network
TAMPA, Fla. — Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data…
Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Voyager Technologies a $16.5 million contract to continue development of a…
Doctors may soon be able to check your red blood cells …
Researchers have developed a system that uses short videos of the eye to estimate a person’s levels of red blood cells — no needles…
Regulations and access to capital continue to hinder Europe’s smallsat industry
AMSTERDAM — Burdensome regulations and limited access to capital continue to act as a drag on Europe’s smallsat sector despite proposed new…
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle…
Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites
WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space will work on a project backed by the U.K. Space Agency to study whether satellites using…
Exolaunch and SEOPS purchase Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare missions
AMSTERDAM — Two companies best known for brokering payload space on SpaceX rideshare launches have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to meet…
Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzled
Bizarre Venus surface formations (or coronae) are likely key to understanding our twin planet’s heretofore inscrutable interior. Using…