Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google
WASHINGTON — Planet, a company best known for providing geospatial intelligence through its constellation of imaging satellites, sees…
Isaacman opens door to alternatives to moving shuttle Discovery to Houston
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the…
HyPrSpace looks for applications beyond launch for its hybrid propulsion technology
WASHINGTON — A French launch startup that recently closed a funding round is seeking defense applications for its…
Rocket Lab wraps up record launch year
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 in the final flight of…
What problem is charging for Space Situational Awareness supposed to solve?
A recently issued Executive Order revises how the government implements Space Policy Directive-3, removing the longstanding expectation that…
Germany awards $1.9 billion SAR satellite deal to Rheinmetall-Iceye venture
WASHINGTON — A joint venture between Germany’s Rheinmetall and Finnish synthetic aperture radar satellite maker Iceye has secured…
Max Space unveils plans for commercial space station
WASHINGTON — Max Space, a startup developing expandable module technologies, plans to build a commercial space station that…
MAVEN telemetry shows changes to spacecraft orbit and rotation
WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a…
Study quantifies costs of EU Space Act to European and U.S. companies
WASHINGTON — A proposed European Union space law could cost both European and American space companies hundreds of…
Isar Aerospace wins launch contract for European tech demo satellite
WASHINGTON — German launch startup Isar Aerospace won a contract to launch a European technology demonstration satellite on…