Shield Space and ClearSpace partner to defend satellites from orbital threats
TAMPA, Fla. — British startup Shield Space plans to combine its autonomous satellite operations software with ClearSpace’s in-orbit servicing…
How space weather could bust the AI boom
America’s electric grid is entering a period of unprecedented strain. Utilities across the country are scrambling to keep up as power-hungry…
Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station microgravity research
Commercial space station company Vast announced June 24 the addition of several companies and organizations to its network of partners for…
60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the larg…
A deep-space telescope on a grand mission to make the largest-ever 3D map of the universe just peered into the star-filled heart of the Milky…
York satellite demonstrates two-way UHF communications from low Earth orbit
WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrated two-way tactical…
Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging satellites
WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The selection reunites Vantor…
NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon and several other non-geostationary satellite operators have formed a trade association to represent their fast-growing…
OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions
WASHINGTON — German space company OHB will raise about half a billion euros through a stock sale to allow the company to expand facilities and…
Boeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites
WASHINGTON — Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space…
NASA’s inspector general warns launch sites nearing capacity
WASHINGTON — A report by NASA’s inspector general is the latest to highlight the problems that the increasing number of launches is posing to…