Thruster issue delays Cygnus arrival at ISS
PARIS — NASA is delaying the arrival of a Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station to investigate…
Laser communications supplier Mynaric signals recovery after production setbacks
WASHINGTON — German optical communications company Mynaric has delivered 84 laser terminals to York Space Systems and Northrop…
Vast backs new NASA commercial space station strategy
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to…
NASA reestablishes contact with one of two TRACERS satellites
WASHINGTON — NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into…
China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts
HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s…
Firefly pitches rockets, satellites for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON—Firefly Aerospace is pitching its rockets and orbital platforms for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative, a…
Sophia and Armada link terrestrial and orbital edge processors
PARIS – Mobile edge computing specialist Armada and Sophia Space are working together to establish integrated, scalable compute…
Short-duration space station missions not part of NASA’s long-term plans
WASHINGTON — The inclusion of a 30-day demonstration mission in revised plans by NASA to support development of…
BlackSky and Iceye join group creating Earth’s digital twin
SAN FRANCISCO – Blacksky and Iceye have joined forces with AI-visualization specialists Aechelon Technology and Niantic Spatial to…
China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit
HELSINKI — China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking…