China to employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system in railway survey
Thursday, 16 February 2023 11:46
Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight
Thursday, 16 February 2023 11:32
The carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a year Feb.
Satellite data now used for road infrastructure safety in Italy
Thursday, 16 February 2023 09:00
A new ground motion service utilising Copernicus satellite data is being used by the Italian road agency to detect and monitor unstable ground – helping improve nationwide road infrastructure safety.
Satellite data used for road infrastructure safety in Italy
Thursday, 16 February 2023 09:00
A new ground motion service utilising Copernicus satellite data is being used by the Italian road agency to detect and monitor unstable ground – helping improve nationwide road infrastructure safety.
Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 23:48
Boeing has opened the production facility where it will build a new upper stage for an upgraded version of the Space Launch System.
Europe approves multi-orbit connectivity constellation plan
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 21:48
Europe’s ambitions for a sovereign connectivity constellation are now in the hands of industry, the European Parliament said Feb.
Pentagon working with Congress on unclassified space strategy
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 20:46
The Defense Department’s space policy office is drafting a congressionally mandated report explaining how the U.S.
On National Security | A coming of age for commercial satellite imagery
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 19:00
“Someone’s on the move,” Jeffrey Lewis tweeted on Feb. 23, 2022, the day before Russian forces invaded Ukraine.
Maxar moves to close deal with Advent after receiving no competing offers
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 13:17
The $6.4 billion acquisition of Maxar Technologies by the private equity firm Advent International remains on track to close in mid-2023 following completion of a 60-day “go shop” period when other offers could have been considered.
NASA updates plans for use of commercial space stations
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 12:16
NASA has released additional details about how it plans to use commercial space stations after the retirement of the International Space Station as some in industry seek to accelerate NASA’s support for them.
Boosting market traction for agri-monitoring service
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 12:00
Support from ESA’s Earth observation InCubed commercialisation programme has enabled two companies, GeoVille and EOX, to secure a major contract to provide an Austrian Area Monitoring Service. The consortium’s EO-WIDGET software provides the farming sector with critical satellite-derived information and is a key tool in compliance monitoring for the European Common Agricultural Policy.
Ursa Space launches Python Toolbox API on Esri ArcGIS Pro Software
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 11:04
How to Write a Discussion Post About Space Exploration
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 11:04
Chelyabinsk a decade on: the Sun's invisible asteroids
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 08:12
No one saw the Chelyabinsk meteor of 15 February 2013 coming – the largest asteroid to strike Earth in over a century. Just after sunrise on a sunny winter’s day, a 20-metre, 13 000 tonne asteroid struck the atmosphere over the Ural Mountains in Russia at a speed of more than 18 km/s.
The relatively small rock exploded in the atmosphere at an altitude of 30 km, releasing about half a megaton of energy (equivalent to 35 Hiroshima-sized bombs). Two minutes later, the shockwave reached the ground damaging thousands of buildings, breaking windows and