Student payloads to fly on RocketStar suborbital test flight
TriSept Corp. has integrated two experimental payloads built by university students on a RocketStar suborbital test flight scheduled to launch next month.
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NanoAvionics expands into heavier smallsat market
NanoAvionics said Aug. 10 it has extended its range of modular satellite buses in another step toward the heavier end of the small satellite market.
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Capella unveils a new generation of radar satellites
Capella Space intends to offer improved image resolution and quality with a new generation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, called Acadia, scheduled to launch in early 2023.
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Blue Canyon Technologies to build Tomorrow.io microwave satellites
Blue Canyon Technologies won its largest constellation order to date, a contract with weather technology company Tomorrow.io.
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DARPA selects companies for inter-satellite laser communications project
Eleven organizations were selected by DARPA to help develop laser terminals and technical standards to connect satellites in space.
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NASA cubesat bumped from rideshare launch because of orbital debris mitigation concerns
A NASA cubesat was removed from a recent rideshare launch opportunity on a U.S. Space Force mission because the spacecraft could not meet guidelines for deorbiting at the end of its life.
First cubesat completed for NASA space science constellation
The Space Dynamics Laboratory has completed the first of a constellation of cubesats for NASA that will act as a giant radio telescope in space to study space weather.
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Maxar’s satellite business looks to gain foothold in defense market
To offset a downturn in commercial satellite sales, Maxar is positioning itself to compete in the national security arena, Chris Johnson, head of Maxar’s satellite manufacturing operations, tells SpaceNews in an exclusive interview.
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Building on the moon and Mars? You'll need extraterrestrial cement for that
Sustained space exploration will require infrastructure that doesn't currently exist: buildings, housing, rocket landing pads.
So, where do you turn for construction materials when they are too big to fit in your carry-on and there's no Home Depot in outer space?
Canada’s MDA eyes UK expansion
Canada’s MDA sees a growing opportunity to expand its international space business from the United Kingdom, where it plans to double its team to 80 employees in the next 12 months.
