Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
As space agencies and private companies ramp up reusable spacecraft and deep-space missions, returning safely to Earth-especially via ocean splashdowns-has become a pressing challenge. A new study from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers critical insights into how reentry capsules interact with waves and airbags during maritime recovery. Led by Dr. Yang Zhang, the tea

Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Satellite imagery of Southern Oregon and Northern California forests. NSF NCAR scientists used satellite imagery to evaluate the percentage of forest regrowth post-wildfire across different land conservation categories. (Image courtesy Shima Shams.) Impact Statement: Satellite observations may be an efficient, cost-effective way for land managers to evaluate forest recovery after wildfires

An industry coalition is asking congressional appropriators to reject the administration’s proposal to terminate the Commerce Department’s space traffic coordination system.

Former Space Development Agency official Paula Trimble has joined the company as vice president of government affairs and strategy

The European Space Agency has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition where they could receive contracts for satellite launches and upgraded vehicles.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
One of the many critical systems that make satellite operations, space research, space observatories, space explorations, and space missions possible is space technology, where the need for space-qualified bearings is pivotal. These mission-critical space-grade bearings are configured to overcome the challenges of space and ensure the success and longevity of high-value missions, on which

Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to launch a radioisotope-powered spacecraft to orbit Neptune and study its enigmatic moon Triton.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
In a step toward sustainable extraterrestrial living, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated that green algae can thrive in bioplastic shelters under Mars-like conditions. The findings point to a future in which space habitats can grow-and even regenerate-using biological materials. The team, led by Robin Wordsworth, P

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Boeing has delivered the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, bolstering the satellite operator's growing medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. The two newly completed spacecraft are equipped with Boeing's fully software-defined payloads, enabling dynamic power allocation to meet real-time user demands. Both satellites are en route to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a scheduled su