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…
Orbital Data Centers: Power and Thermal Management for Scalable Architectures
As orbital data centers move from concept to reality, scalable power generation and efficient thermal management are emerging as critical…
Report finds U.S. space supply chains rely heavily on Chinese manufacturing
WASHINGTON — A new report from supply-chain intelligence firm Altana quantifies the extent to which the U.S. commercial space industry remains…
Fire Chars Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands National Park, a chain of five ecologically rich islands off the coast of mainland California, is known for its diversity of…
Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027
WASHINGTON — The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space…
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…