TransAstra receives Space Force contract to explore in-orbit propulsion systems
U.S. orbital logistics and space mining company TransAstra Corporation announced Friday that the U.S. Space Force has awarded it a Phase One Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to explore new applications for the company's patented, propellant-agnostic Omnivore thruster.
The groundbreaking propulsion technology provides thrust typically six times faster and eight times cheap SpaceX launches OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator
SpaceX launched a technology demonstration satellite for OneWeb’s second-generation broadband constellation May 20, along with spares for the British firm’s current low Earth orbit network and another that U.S.
Agencies studying safety issues of LOX/methane launch vehicles
Three U.S. government agencies are undertaking studies to examine the safety issues associated with a new generation of launch vehicles that use liquid oxygen and methane propellants.
Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch
A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go to the orbiting laboratory.
Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, will become the first Saudi woman to voyage into space and will be joined on the mission by fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni, a fighter pilot.
The A NASA seeks to shore up congressional support for Artemis
As NASA faces both short-term and long-term uncertainty about its funding, the agency is turning to its most powerful advocates: its astronauts.
EarthDaily Analytics offers VENµS imagery access
Vancouver-based EarthDaily Analytics is offering access to the French-Israeli Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite (VENµS) mission through Amazon Web Services.
Iceye to supply UAE SAR satellites
Iceye plans to develop a five-satellite constellation for Bayanat, a United Arab Emirates geospatial analysis firm, and Emirati fleet operator Yahsat.
Planet seeks partners that can extract more value from data
Planet is working with partners to “get value out of our data,” said Kevin Weil, Planet’s president of product and business.
Umbra and Ursa to collaborate on radar imaging data products
Satellite operator Umbra and satellite data analytics specialist Ursa Space announced a strategic partnership to pursue more advanced applications of synthetic aperture radar imagery.
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting.
The passengers include Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades, as well as a Tennessee businessman who started his own sports car racing team. They'll be led by a retired NASA astronaut who now works for the company that arranged the 10-day trip.
It's the second charter flight organized by Houston-based Axiom Space.
