Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 12:00
Astranis Space Technologies won a $4.5 million contract to integrate a U.S.
FCC greenlights Amazon's Project Kuiper to deploy 3,236 satellites in LEO
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:39
Space Coast, FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau approved Amazon on February 8 to deploy and operate their 3,236 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, called "Project Kuiper," for broadband service using Ka-band radio frequencies.
The approval comes after satisfying requirements for orbital-debris mitigation, collision risk, and coordination with other satellite systems, re-e
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau approved Amazon on February 8 to deploy and operate their 3,236 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, called "Project Kuiper," for broadband service using Ka-band radio frequencies.
The approval comes after satisfying requirements for orbital-debris mitigation, collision risk, and coordination with other satellite systems, re-e Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:39
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 09, 2023
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
Microplastics-tiny flecks that can ride ocean currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
Microplastics-tiny flecks that can ride ocean currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:39
Barksdale AFB LA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and e
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and e Maxar signs agreement with Umbra for direct access to radar imaging satellites
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:00
Maxar has signed a contract with satellite imagery startup Umbra to get dedicated access to the company’s radar imaging constellation.
Media invitation: View Euclid spacecraft in Cannes before launch
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 07:40
Journalists are cordially invited to view Euclid, ESA’s ambitious mission to explore the dark Universe, in Cannes, France, on 21 February 2023.
Media will be given the rare opportunity to see the spacecraft in the cleanroom of Thales Alenia Space (TAS), prior to shipment for its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA in July 2023.
Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 06:14
Intuitive Machines completes SPAC merger
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:06
Commercial lunar lander company Intuitive Machines has completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raising far less money than originally anticipated.
Satellites support impact assessment after Turkiye-Syria earthquakes
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Paris (ESA) Feb 14, 2023
Turkiye and Syria are reeling from one of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. Tens of thousands of people have been killed with many more injured in this tragedy.
Satellite data are being used to help emergency aid organisations, while scientists have begun to analyse ground movement - aiding risk assessments that authorities will use as they plan recovery and r
Turkiye and Syria are reeling from one of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. Tens of thousands of people have been killed with many more injured in this tragedy.
Satellite data are being used to help emergency aid organisations, while scientists have begun to analyse ground movement - aiding risk assessments that authorities will use as they plan recovery and r NASA, partners clear Axiom's second private astronaut mission crew
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
Axiom Space's Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the privately funded mission. John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists, Ali Al
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
Axiom Space's Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the privately funded mission. John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists, Ali Al Russian Progress cargo craft docks at space station suffers loss of coolant
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2023
On February 11, a Russian unmanned Progress MS-22/83P cargo ship successfully docked to the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station (ISS), however for the second time in just two months, another Progress has sprung a leak.
Shortly after docking, Russia's space agency Roscosmos in Moscow announced via Telegram that mission control detected a "depressurization" in the Progre
On February 11, a Russian unmanned Progress MS-22/83P cargo ship successfully docked to the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station (ISS), however for the second time in just two months, another Progress has sprung a leak.
Shortly after docking, Russia's space agency Roscosmos in Moscow announced via Telegram that mission control detected a "depressurization" in the Progre Spacecraft controllers aim for the heights
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Beijing (XNA) Feb 14, 2023
Like many office workers, Hu Guolin and his colleagues deal with figures, charts and graphics on their computer screens.
However, the information in front of Hu's team comes from Earth's orbit or even planets hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
From the first day of its existence, people working at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center - like Hu, some of the smartest minds in Chi
Like many office workers, Hu Guolin and his colleagues deal with figures, charts and graphics on their computer screens.
However, the information in front of Hu's team comes from Earth's orbit or even planets hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
From the first day of its existence, people working at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center - like Hu, some of the smartest minds in Chi Earth's atmosphere adds a quick pinch of salt to meteorites, scientists find
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Feb 14, 2023
New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere.
The meteorite, which landed in Gloucestershire in February last year, was the first to be recovered on UK soil in nearly 30 years.
Fragments were recovered from a domestic driveway hours after it entered the Earth's atmosphere. More pieces were
New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere.
The meteorite, which landed in Gloucestershire in February last year, was the first to be recovered on UK soil in nearly 30 years.
Fragments were recovered from a domestic driveway hours after it entered the Earth's atmosphere. More pieces were Let's Drill: Sols 3742-3743
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2023
Currently we are drilling the Dinira target! The scientists and engineers have been closely working together to adjust the drilling strategy to give us the best shot of a successful drill while also managing the wear and tear on our hardware. There is no guarantee it will work as Mars always loves to throw us curveballs, but we're giving it our best! It is also cloud season on Mars, so in additi
Currently we are drilling the Dinira target! The scientists and engineers have been closely working together to adjust the drilling strategy to give us the best shot of a successful drill while also managing the wear and tear on our hardware. There is no guarantee it will work as Mars always loves to throw us curveballs, but we're giving it our best! It is also cloud season on Mars, so in additi Kigen and Skylo work together to bring eSIM and satellite connectivity to expand the potential of 5G IoT
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 02:45
London, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2023
Kigen, a global security leader in IoT enablement with its SIM, eSIM, and iSIM technology solutions, and Skylo, a Satellite Network or Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) operator focused on connecting anything, anywhere, are together making satellite connectivity integration frictionless for device makers, allowing for seamless transitions between cellular and satellite connectivity via Skylo's SIM p
Kigen, a global security leader in IoT enablement with its SIM, eSIM, and iSIM technology solutions, and Skylo, a Satellite Network or Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) operator focused on connecting anything, anywhere, are together making satellite connectivity integration frictionless for device makers, allowing for seamless transitions between cellular and satellite connectivity via Skylo's SIM p