Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In a move set to transform European space access, Astrobotic Technology and Andoya Space have signed a Term Sheet for a Launch Site Agreement that will bring reusable rocket operations to Norway starting in 2026. The deal, signed in August 2025, secures Andoya Space as a European base for Astrobotic's Xodiac rocket campaigns. The agreement outlines terms for multiple launch campaigns from

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has secured a contract with ArianeGroup to deliver critical hardware for Europe's Ariane 6 launch system. The agreement covers supply of Optical Safety Barriers (OSB) and Upper Part Attachment (UPPA) mechanisms over the next three years, strengthening Europe's strategic access to space. The new deal builds on a long-running partnership between th

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
NASA is seeking feedback from U.S. industry on the second phase of its Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program, which aims to ensure a smooth transition from the International Space Station (ISS) to commercially operated stations. The agency issued a draft Phase 2 Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) on Friday, with comments due by 1 p.m. EDT, Sept. 12. An industry br

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025
The SpaceX space technology company completed the 500th launch and landing of an orbital class booster Friday as it placed over two dozen satellites into orbit. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:32 a.m. EDT, carrying a payload of 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. With the 28 newly added satellit

Stockholm (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
GPS interference affecting aviation over the Baltic Sea region has risen sharply since 2023 and now occurs almost daily, Sweden's Transport Agency said on Thursday, pointing the finger at Russia. The number of interference incidents with global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), such as GPS, in Swedish airspace has risen from 55 in 2023 to 733 this year as of August 18, according to new da

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Global Skyware, a division of Global Invacom Group, has introduced the XRJ transceiver designed for government and defense satcom markets. The unit operates across the full extended Ka-band for both transmit and receive, delivering up to 25 Watts of power, with 5w, 10w, and 20w variants also available. The XRJ enables connectivity in GEO, MEO, and LEO orbits, ensuring operational flexibili

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
ICEYE has partnered with Polish analytics firm SATIM to launch Detect and Classify, an artificial intelligence-driven product designed to transform radar satellite imagery into actionable intelligence. The system integrates ICEYE's high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data with SATIM's machine learning to automatically identify vessels, aircraft, and vehicles with over 90 percent accur

Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA's year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with foundational data to inform human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer enter into the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habita

College Park, MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In a distant galaxy called Makani, particles of dust were warmed by the light of newborn stars before being flung out into space by a massive starburst-driven wind. Over the course of 100 million years, the dust traveled farther and farther from Makani's center, ultimately ending up in the reservoir of hot gas that surrounds a galaxy, known as the circumgalactic medium (CGM). A research te

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Astronomers have produced the most detailed 3D map yet of the Milky Way's cold gas clouds, revealing large-scale ripples in the Galaxy's midplane and identifying a new structure at the far end of the central bar. The work comes from the Three-millimeter Ultimate Mopra Milky Way Survey (ThrUMMS), led by Peter Barnes of the Space Science Institute. Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are gene