Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft April 11 as Northrop Grumman continues its dependence on a competitor to fly resupply…
Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission
NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to…
Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion
Huntsville-based defense contractor focuses on systems engineering and integration, and space mission assurance The post Former Sierra Space…
Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation
GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’ The post Optical terminals still a…
Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is reassessed
The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system The post Pentagon awards Raytheon…
Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communications
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss interviews Carmel Ortiz, senior vice president of medium-Earth-orbit…
Moog Technology Successfully Steers Artemis II Launch
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance…
Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent executives join Fortastra C-suite
SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Fortastra has hired veterans from Relativity Space, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent Technologies to design…
Phantom Space buys thermal specialist to support orbital data center push
Phantom Space has acquired satellite thermal hardware provider Thermal Management Technologies to bolster development of its planned Phantom…
Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
Located 700 kilometers (440 miles) east of Madagascar, Réunion Island is the product of a long-lived mantle hotspot on the floor of the Indian…
Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years
The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years is underway with an April 1 launch of four astronauts on a flight around the…