International spaceports seek to collaborate
A group of existing and proposed spaceports are joining forces to share lessons learned and potentially develop standards for launch facilities around the world.
ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission
The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.
U.S. government eases export controls on space technologies
The Commerce Department unveiled regulatory changes that would open new markets for U.S. companies
Webinar – The Rise of Intuitive Machines
oin us October 29th at 1:00pm EST for a special webinar with Steve Altemus, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Intuitive Machines (IM), as he shares his vision and insights on the future of space exploration and lunar technology.
NRO pushes back on criticism of satellite intelligence delays
The NRO’s new constellation of satellites, equipped with a range of sensors, is generating more information than ever before
Skynopy lays foundation for proprietary ground station expansion
One-year-old French ground station provider Skynopy is exploring ways to reuse more than 20 teleport sites owned worldwide by Kinéis, a small satellite connectivity operator also based in France.
Firefly to launch True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle for U.S. Space Force mission
The companies announced an agreement to support the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space program
ArkEdge Space wins JAXA position, navigation and timing contract
MILAN — Japanese startup ArkEdge Space won a contract from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA to study the feasibility of establishing a constellation of position, navigation and timing satellites in low-Earth orbit. The project, announced Oct. 17 at the International Astronautical Congress here, is aimed at providing high-precision, global PNT signals. ArkEdge declined to…
SpiderOak announces open-source initiative for zero-trust cybersecurity
Technology manufacturers will be able to embed security features into their own systems
Glasgow’s Craft Prospect selected as European Space Agency’s Rising Star
Glasgow-based space industry scale-up Craft Prospect Ltd has been chosen by the European Space Agency as a Rising Star in this year’s awards. Selected from companies across Europe, Craft Prospect is one of a handful of organizations recognized for the award by ESA’s commercialization team at the International Astronautical Congress currently taking place in Milan.…
Nations pursue sovereign space capabilities fortified by commercial services
Before launching its own satellite, Peru purchased about 10 Earth observation images annually. Since the Airbus-built PeruSat-1 reached orbit in 2016, Peru has gathered and stored more than 500,000 satellite images. “We can take images whenever we want, and the sovereignty is really important to us,” Lt. Col. Javier Ildefonso, Commander of Peru’s Space Operations…
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