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…
Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a Virginia startup developing a low-Earth-orbit navigation system intended to complement or back up GPS, said May 12…
Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid
WASHINGTON — Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the…
Australia’s Cloudy Beauty – NASA Science
It’s autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, which means it’s fog season in the Victorian Alps. NASA’s Terra satellite captured this…
Transcelestial tests space-to-ground laser communications technologies
WASHINGTON — Transcelestial has advanced its work to provide space-to-ground optical communications with a test of laser transmissions from a…
Space is having its internet moment. Investors should act accordingly.
In the 1990s, the internet stopped being a novelty and started to resemble what it is today. The release of the Mosaic browser in 1993 made…
NASA retaining six-month ISS missions
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to continue exchanging International Space Station crews about every six months after considering longer stays. NASA…
BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne on using satellite imagery to solve problems
In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne about AI’s role in the imagery sector, how international…
Creotech plans $118 million capital raise, investment in new satellite factory
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space technology company Creotech Instruments has announced plans for a $118 million fundraise that will allow the…
Failing to pass a defense budget is a self-inflicted wound in the space race
As we have learned from the current conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, space-enabled capability has become critical to all we do in the military.…