Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2025
Scientists have identified the most intense solar particle storm ever detected, dating back to 12,350 BC, significantly revising our understanding of ancient space weather and radiocarbon dating. This groundbreaking discovery was made possible through the SOCOL:14C-Ex model, developed by researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland, designed to analyze extreme solar storms under ancient glac

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed early access agreements for its Gen-3 satellite services with multiple international defense sector clients, offering real-time, high-resolution satellite imagery for enhanced situational awareness. These customers will gain access to ultra-detailed, 35-centimeter imagery, enabling rapid intelligence assessments and a broader range of mission-crit

London, UK (SPX) May 15, 2025
Ramon.Space has secured a contract from Eutelsat to provide onboard digital communication channelizers for the expansion of its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. This significant agreement follows years of collaboration between the two companies and represents a key milestone in the modernization of the OneWeb satellite network. Under this contract, Ramon.Space will del

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2025
SES Space and Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has been selected to support the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Hybrid Space Architecture Network initiative. The company's Hybrid Space Architecture II project aims to demonstrate a fully integrated, multi-orbit network designed to connect commercial and government systems, providing assured, cost-effective, low-latency communications across a scalab

Washington DC (UPI) May 14, 2025
SpaceX on Wednesday launched more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the company's continuing quest to expand global Internet access. The liftoff took place at about 12:38 p.m. local time at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted up 28 Starlink satellites in what was the first-stage booster's four

Companies and organizations can spend years developing experiments and other payloads for a space mission.

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ESA’s forest mission Biomass will be supported by a custom-built transponder antenna installed in New Norcia, Australia.

The satellite will fly over the transponder to calibrate its instrument during its six-month commissioning period, and then regularly up to two times a year.