Starlink satellites encounter Russian ASAT debris squalls
Debris from a Russian antisatellite weapon demonstration that caused “squalls” of close approaches to satellites earlier this year is now affecting a new series of Starlink satellites.
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Busek finds headroom to double in size
Busek is rapidly expanding its staff and facilities in response to strong demand for spacecraft propulsion.
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Aerospace develops lost-cost optical ground network
The Aerospace Corp. is establishing a network of remotely operated optical communications terminals to support existing and future small satellite missions.
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SpaceX sees continued strong demand for rideshare missions
SpaceX, whose rideshare services have reshaped the smallsat launch market, says it continues to see strong demand with missions booked into 2025.
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Atlas Space Operations upgrades user interface to ease scheduling
Atlas Space Operations upgraded its user interface to make it easier for customers to schedule communications with their satellites and to quickly confirm whether data was transmitted.
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Telespazio unveils product line for NewSpace market
Telespazio is beginning to offer a family of products to help commercial space companies set up a digitized ground segment in the cloud.
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Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters
Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters if it can’t get safety clearances in time to deploy its first satellite from the International Space Station early next year.
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Download your Tuesday ‘News from the 2022 Small Satellite show’ digital edition
The SpaceNews editorial team is producing a daily for the 2022 Small Satellite show, a nightly email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the 2022 Small Satellite show in Logan, Utah the week of August 9.
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Terran Orbital prioritizes work on SDA smallsats over PredaSAR
Small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital reported increased revenues Aug. 9 as it ramps up work on satellites for the Space Development Agency, but is planning to sell stock as its cash reserves decline.
First of NASA's SunRISE SmallSats rolls off production line
Six of NASA's SunRISE small satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events.
Building a 6-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) telescope in space may sound like science fiction. But through the combined power of six toaster-size satellites, that's what NASA's SunRISE will be: a huge radio telescope in orbit that will help deepen scientists' understanding of explosive space weather events.
