Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 09, 2022
CAPTOPM First License Granted Under Japan's Space Resources Act ispace, inc. (ispace), a global lunar exploration company with its headquarters in Japan and regional offices in the United States and Europe, announced that it has received a license from the Japanese government to conduct business activity on the moon as part of its first lunar mission. The approval, the first granted under

Miami (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida, officials said. A launch attempt, which had been scheduled for November 14, will now take place on November 16, Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, said on Twitter. It is the third delay of the highly-anticipated launch in as m

ESA's SME Office welcomes startups and SMEs to its booth at this year’s Space Tech Expo, a space technology trade fair and conference in Bremen, Germany from 15–17 November.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is widely referred to as the successor to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. In reality, it is the successor to a lot more than that. With the inclusion of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), Webb also became a successor to infrared space telescopes such as ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.

Satellite operator Intelsat has placed an order for the first small geostationary “HummingSat” developed as part of ESA’s efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile private space firms in Europe.

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022
SpiderOak, the leader in complete cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company's OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit. The project will demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity for the Department of Defense's future Hybrid Space Architecture, an initiative the U.S. Congress has begun referr

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022
A new short volume by veteran science writer George Musser covers the concept of emergence in two domains of physics: the physics of materials (known as condensed matter) and the physics of space and time (known as quantum gravity). Both areas have gone through a mini-revolution over the past two decades. In condensed matter, physicists have realized that nature is replete with states of matter

Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2022
When the world thinks of space pioneering companies with a long, proven track record of success, Northrop Grumman is top of mind. With over six decades of history in space leadership supporting multiple civil, commercial and national security space missions, the company now supports various customer launch requirements ranging from human exploration to scientific discovery, commercial communicat

Call for Media: launch of the first MTG satellite MTG-I1