China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert
China launched a new classified satellite Wednesday as part of an apparent space systems development test program.
Space Force: We expect to see ‘interfering, blinding’ of satellites during conflict
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NanoAvionics to build three more IoT satellites for OQ Technology
WASHINGTON — OQ Technology of Luxembourg, which raised $13 million in September to build out a small constellation of 5G narrowband nanosatellites for so-called Internet of Things connectivity, ordered three additional satellites from Kongsberg NanoAvionics.
Quadsat raises $9.6 million for antenna-testing drones
Danish startup Quadsat said March 15 it has raised 9 million euros ($9.6 million) to expand a business that uses drones as stand-ins for satellites to test and calibrate antennas on the ground.
Engineers keep an eye on fuel supply of NASA's oldest Mars orbiter
Measuring the fuel supply on Odyssey, a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge, is no easy task.
Since NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter to the Red Planet almost 22 years ago, the spacecraft has looped around Mars more than 94,000 times. That's about the equivalent of 1.37 billion miles (2.21 billion kilometers), a distance that has required extremely careful management of the spacecraft's fuel supply.
Future NASA moonwalkers to sport sleeker spacesuits
Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.
Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday that it plans to have new versions for training purposes for NASA later this summer.
Benchmark signs contracts for metal plasma thrusters
Benchmark Space Systems announced contracts to sell around two dozen metal plasma thrusters based on technology the Burlington, Vermont-based startup acquired last year.
Virgin Orbit pauses operations
Launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its staff for at least a week as it deals with financial issues.
Voyager Space acquires ZIN Technologies to support Starlab development
Voyager Space has acquired engineering company ZIN Technologies to help build up expertise needed for its Starlab commercial space station.
Student-built satellite uses 'beach ball' for an antenna
Scientists and engineers at the University of Arizona have built instruments for three NASA telescopes, led two deep space missions and made it possible to see farther back in space and time than ever before. Adding to this list of space exploration accomplishments is a different type of project - one led entirely by students.
Near the university's main campus, students gather inside a cle 
