Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight
SAN FRANCISCO – California startup Elve has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier platform for spaceflight. With U.S.…
China establishes VLEO industry alliance as satellites demonstrate sustained low-orbit operations
HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate sustained operations…
Computer scientists are rushing to tame tame AI’s vorac…
As I sip coffee in my Berlin apartment and fire a question at Google’s AI chatbot Gemini, it’s easy not to think about the energy…
Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a…
This week, we’ve taken one tantalizing step closer to finding out if there really was life on Mars, after NASA‘s Perseverance…
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed by a responsive space…
Spain-backed fund joins FOSSA’s sovereign satellite communications push
TAMPA, Fla. — Spanish startup FOSSA Systems has raised about $10.5 million to expand its connectivity constellation in a funding round that…
The Battle for Sullivan’s Island
As Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five presented their first draft of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on June 28, 1776,…
ISS repair spacewalk highlights concerns about station health
WASHINGTON — NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair a robotic arm as safety advisers raise…
Starlink veterans launch startup to broaden megaconstellation ownership
TAMPA, Fla. — Former SpaceX engineers who helped build and scale Starlink have launched a startup aiming to deliver megaconstellations for…