DISH TV adding to fleet with new Maxar satellite order
Thursday, 20 April 2023 02:37Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, received an order for a direct broadcast satellite from DISH, designated ES XXV. This geostationary (GEO) communications satellite will be operated by DISH and deliver content across North America. ES XXV will be built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform
With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches
Thursday, 20 April 2023 01:51Space investors see a return in industry growth capital
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 20:05Investment activity is picking up again for young space companies as growth-stage capital returns following market uncertainty in 2022, according to investors on an April 18 Space Symposium panel.
Rocket Lab to refly Electron engine
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:35Rocket Lab will use a previously flown engine on an upcoming Electron launch as the company moves closer to reusing the rocket’s entire first stage.
European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:29European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher promised a "transformation" of the continent's space sector in the coming years during an interview with AFP, including more collaboration between government and private industry.
Private firms will be "encouraged to be a partner and not only a contractor," Aschbacher said, answering questions on the sidelines of an aerospace industry conference taking place this week in Colorado Springs, in the United States.
US space agency NASA has long incorporated private firms into its space exploration, planning to send its astronauts to commercial orbiting outposts once the International Space Station is retired.
But any major reorientation of the European space program will need to be discussed at the second European space summit, to be held in Seville, Spain, in November.
Here are Aschbacher's answers to questions posed Tuesday by AFP.
Rare solar eclipse to cross remote Australia, Indonesia
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:25Space Force chief: ‘We must pivot’ to new ways of doing business
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:20Air Force Secretary to seek new congressional authorities to speed up acquisitions
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 17:43Leidos working with NASCAR on Artemis lunar rover
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 17:08Leidos is working with the racing company NASCAR to develop a lunar rover they will offer for an upcoming NASA competition.
Robots, humans, assemble for the Moon
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:56Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy, and it's becoming an achievable goal
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 15:28Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies—and increasingly by commercial companies—are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade. Most of these will involve small robotic spacecraft, but NASA's ambitious Artemis program, aims to return humans to the lunar surface by the middle of the decade.
There are various reasons for all this activity, including geopolitical posturing and the search for lunar resources, such as water-ice at the lunar poles, which can be extracted and turned into hydrogen and oxygen propellant for rockets. However, science is also sure to be a major beneficiary.
The moon still has much to tell us about the origin and evolution of the solar system. It also has scientific value as a platform for observational astronomy.
Sweden intends to send ESA astronaut to the International Space Station
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 14:56Press Release N° 18–2023
At the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, on 18 April, ESA signed a letter of intent with the Swedish National Space Agency to send an ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station on an Axiom mission.
Ukraine’s lessons for military space
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 14:54Ongoing fighting in Ukraine continues to underscore the importance of combining military, civil and commercial space capabilities.
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Aerospace CEO: More startups seek DoD work amid cash crunch
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:53Aerospace Corp.’s commercial space office, established to facilitate connections between startups and government technology buyers, is seeing a surge in activity.
How much water do we use for irrigation?
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:04While we know that we use more water for irrigation than for any other single purpose, watering practices are not monitored worldwide. Water needed for agriculture is expected to further increase as time goes on, so managing this precious resource as effectively as possible is imperative. Scientists have now shown that a nifty way of using information from satellites could pave the way to measuring how much water we use to irrigate, which could subsequently lead to better management.