NASA and AeroVironment advance work on SkyFall Mars helicopters
WASHINGTON — NASA and AeroVironment are moving ahead with the development of a set of helicopters to be…
Shanghai starts work on wharf for its “Rocket City”
HELSINKI — Shanghai has begun construction on a wharf intended to connect a planned commercial rocket manufacturing hub…
Ariane 6 launches European weather satellite in first GTO mission
WASHINGTON — An Ariane 6 successfully launched a European weather satellite Aug. 27 on the rocket’s first mission…
EU rules against defense agency’s satcom award to Telespazio
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union’s General Court has annulled the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) decision to award a…
NorthStar to deploy 11 sensors on Kepler relay satellites to track objects in orbit
TAMPA, Fla. — NorthStar Earth & Space plans to deploy 11 optical space domain awareness (SDA) sensors on…
The Lightspeed gamble and Canadian sovereignty
The Canadian government is moving rapidly to create sovereign defense capabilities in space. It has just thrown a…
Panel warns of growing threats to smallsat constellations
SALT LAKE CITY – Small satellites face growing threats because potential adversaries recognize their expanding role in providing…
Impulse Space ramps up GEO rideshare program
SALT LAKE CITY — Impulse Space will increase the cadence of its rideshare missions to geostationary orbit, citing…
NASA, Advanced Space team up for CAPSTONE follow-on mission
A NASA-industry team is embarking on a follow-up to a cubesat mission to the moon by developing a…
Lux Aeterna takes reusable satellite pitch to the Pentagon
Lux Aeterna, a startup developing satellites designed to return from orbit and fly again, is turning to the…