Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded satellite operators Viasat and SES contracts worth a combined $437.6 million to build communications…
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.…
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
TAMPA, Fla. — Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2…
Special Operations Forces test mobile platform for direct satellite imagery access
WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command is evaluating a mobile software platform that would allow operators in the field to access…
‘More than 100 million years of evolution’: How snakes …
Back when dinosaurs stomped the Earth, dinky mammals scurried about in their shadows. The little furballs, hiding out in underground burrows,…