Starlink eyes Southeast Asia foothold with the Philippines
Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:45
The Philippines is set to become the first country in Southeast Asia to access SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services, its government announced March 31.
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Slingshot wins $25 million Space Force contract to develop digital twin of the space environment
Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:00
Slingshot Aerospace won a $25.2 million Space Force contract to develop a virtual replica of the space environment
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Chinese spacecraft reenters atmosphere ahead of new space station missions
Thursday, 31 March 2022 11:32
China deorbited the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft Thursday after testing on-orbit docking, refueling and module transposition for the Chinese space station.
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SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness
Thursday, 31 March 2022 10:15
Satellite operator SES announced March 31 it is working with Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space on developing space situational awareness (SSA) data products to support its fleet of communications satellites.
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Northrop Grumman weighing options for new Artemis lunar lander competition
Thursday, 31 March 2022 08:01
Northrop Grumman says it’s still considering whether to rejoin a Blue Origin-led team for a second Artemis lunar lander competition or to go on its own.
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Harmony in the Wadden
Thursday, 31 March 2022 06:30
An important milestone in the development of ESA’s tenth Earth Explorer satellite mission, Harmony, has been reached thanks to two aircraft flying in tight formation over the Dutch Wadden Islands collecting key data on sea state and currents. The main purpose of this tricky airborne experiment is to mimic the geometry at which the Harmony satellites will measure various aspects of ocean dynamics to understand how air and the ocean surface interact, which, in turn, will improve weather prediction and climate models.
On the road to cultured meat for astronauts (and Earthlings)
Thursday, 31 March 2022 06:14
Cultured meat could be a game changer for the environment, food security, human health and animal welfare. But some challenges prevent it from reaching its full potential. Now ESA is supporting researchers to explore the possibility of growing cultured meat to feed astronauts. Overcoming the challenges of growing meat in space could also help us find solutions to produce it sustainably and effectively on Earth.
ESA-developed P120C solid rocket motor enters production
Thursday, 31 March 2022 05:40
ESA’s Ariane 6 and Vega-C will soon join the family of launch vehicles operating from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to guarantee more opportunities for Europe to reach space. The P120C motor, which will power both Ariane 6 and Vega-C, will soon come into operations with the Vega-C inaugural flight.
US astronaut and two cosmonauts get down to Earth in a Soyuz capsule
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reached Earth Wednesday, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said.
"The crew of Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, has returned to Earth," Roscosmos said after footage showed the Soyuz descent Next-Generation Polar is indispensable in highly contested space
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
On the battlefield, snipers rarely work alone. Snipers act as part of a system with a spotter who surveys a wide area to identify potential targets. That's one way to think about the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) system, according to Mike Ciffone, director of programs, OPIR, Northrop Grumman.
The Next-Generation Polar (NGP) satellites act as the spotter, surveying an Lockheed Martin demonstrates layered missile defense for US Army
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
Lockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Army have further integrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System - resulting in a more tightly integrated, layered missile defense system.
During a test, the THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 MSE to intercept a tactical ballistic mis Why did North Korea fake a 'monster missile' test?
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
North Korea faked a "successful" launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un's regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say.
State media trumpeted the "miraculous" launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and videos of leader Kim personally overseeing SKorea test-fires solid-fuel space rocket
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
South Korea successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket Wednesday, the defense ministry said, following North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch last week.
The state-run Agency for Defense Development conducted the first such test at a testing site in Taean, 150 kilometers southwest of Seoul, to confirm capabilities of the homegrown space launch vehicle, accordi Japanese space industry startup "Synspective" raises US $100M
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced that the company has raised US $100M (11.9 billion yen) including a Series B funding round. The latest funding was led by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), and Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) among others, as well as bank loans, and it is supposed to be ranked wi SpacePharma to launch three experiments on AXIOM-1 flight
Thursday, 31 March 2022 04:27
SpacePharma is preparing to launch three sets of experiments to orbit on the AXIOM-1 flight.
One is ALEPH FARMS - Meat for Space, which tests a technology for growing meat products from animal cells. The second is CADW which examines whether a specific DNA damage pathway is activated by microgravity. And the third is AMORPHICAL which examines the influence of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate on