NASA Awards Spacecraft Contract to BAE Systems for Next NOAA Space Weather Program
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British smallsat developer In-Space Missions has won a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to build a satellite to test optical communications.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō recently abruptly announced that he was stepping down. In his outgoing remarks, Abe stressed the importance of missile defense, saying, “we have neighbors that are developing nuclear weapons and missiles that can reach Japan. We must ensure Japan is protected from such countries.” Behind Abe’s comments lie rapid advancements in new missile technologies in East Asia. The advent of the hypersonic missile, which some say is impervious to interception by current antimissile technology, has created a whole new kind of threat.
Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics has selected SpaceX to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) – better described as the company’s “next-generation satellite-servicing” spacecraft. As far as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is concerned, MRV-1 is just another geostationary satellite for it to deliver to a transfer orbit around 35,800 kilometers (~22,200 mi) above Earth’s surface […]
See the inner workings of the Parker Solar Probe, bound for the closest-ever approach to the sun.
SAIC is partnering with startup Rogue Space Systems to develop small satellites for in-space services, the companies announced Sept. 20.
Why wait for the bus when you can hail a cab? That's the idea behind a new commercial spaceflight startup founded by SpaceX founding team members Jim Cantrell and John Garvey. Vector Space Systems wants to shake up to the commercial space market by providing not tens, but hundreds of launches per year.
Scientists working for the Pentagon have successfully tested a solar panel the size of a pizza box in space, designed as a prototype for a future system to send electricity from space back to any point on Earth.
The commercialization of space is poised to be one of the most transformative yet challenging arenas for innovation this decade. Terrestrial industries such as telecommunications, defense, agriculture, and now AI, […] The post The power dilemma: Energy access could make or break the space economy this year appeared first on SpaceNews.
Perhaps the single biggest mystery of SpaceX’s Starship program is how exactly the company plans to refuel the largest spacecraft ever built after they reach orbit. First revealed in September 2016 as the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), SpaceX has radically redesigned its next-generation rocket several times over the last half-decade. Several crucial aspects have nevertheless […]
Russia’s Angara rocket has conducted its first orbital launch on Tuesday morning, flying in its…
You can watch OSIRIS-REx blast off Thursday, but you’ll have to wait 7 years for its return.
SpaceLink has awarded OHB System AG a contract with an anticipated value of more than $300 million to manufacture four satellites for its commercial space data relay constellation.
The first satellite designed and built by high school students will blast into space with NASA's PhoneSat 2.4 mission Tuesday. The smartphone-powered spacecraft will catch a ride on a rocket carrying 27 other small satellites.
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BAE Systems has been awarded a $76 million contract modification to produce additional Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters for the U.S. Navy. The canister
