Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass
Swissto12, the Switzerland-based small geostationary satellite specialist, has signed a contract to build the first optical relay spacecraft using its…
China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites
HELSINKI — China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union,…
Kepler network to link OroraTech sensors for Earth monitoring
MILAN — OroraTech has entered a multi-year partnership with Kepler to supply thermal sensors for Kepler’s new optical communications…
NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare…
Giant cosmic ‘sandwich’ is the largest planet-forming d…
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the largest planet-forming disk ever observed around a young star. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI,…
Crew-11 to make early return Jan. 15
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to return four astronauts from the International Space Station to Earth early Jan. 15, about a week after one of the…
Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced Jan. 9 it awarded SpaceX nine national security space launch missions worth $739 million, issuing…
FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink satellites
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Jan. 9 approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites, expanding the size…
Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a stop at Rocket Lab’s Long Beach, California, facility on Jan. 9 to sharpen the Trump…