KSAT unveils automated Ka-band network
KSAT is establishing an automated Ka-band ground network for small satellite constellations
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Busek lauds on-orbit performance of OneWeb’s Hall-effect thrusters
In-space propulsion specialist Busek said that more than 100 of the company’s BHT-350 Hall-effect thrusters are operating in orbit on OneWeb communications satellites.
How to change an asteroid into a space habitat, in just 12 years
The basic idea of turning an asteroid into a rotating space habitat has existed for a while. Despite that, it's always seemed relatively far off regarding technologies, so the concept hasn't received much attention over the years. But, if you're retired and have an underlying interest in researching space habitats, developing a detailed plan for turning an asteroid into one seems like a great use of time.
And that is precisely what David W. Jensen, a retired Technical Fellow at Rockwell Collins, recently did. He released a 65-page paper on the arXiv preprint server that details an easy-to-understand, relatively inexpensive, and feasible plan to turn an asteroid into a space habitat.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies again after unscheduled landing
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short. The 25-second up-and-down hop provided data that could help the Ingenuity team determine why its 53rd flight ended early.
Flight 53 was planned as a 136-second scouting flight dedicated to collecting imagery of the planet's surface for the Perseverance Mars rover science team.
Redwire to supply cameras for True Anomaly’s inspector satellites
True Anomaly, a startup based in Denver, will install Redwire’s navigation and sensing cameras on two inspector satellites it plans to launch next year.
Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software
Starfish Space has secured $1.8 million from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software, the in-orbit servicing startup announced Aug.
U.S. commission to investigate China’s remote-sensing technologies
NRO to conduct responsive space mission with Firefly and Xtenti
The National Reconnaissance Office announced a contract Aug. 8 with Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti, a Texas-based space logistics startup, for a responsive space mission.
NOAA lifts many commercial remote sensing license conditions
The agency that regulates commercial remote sensing satellite systems has loosened restrictions imposed on many companies’ licenses, enabling them to provide higher-resolution imagery or other services.
China could be planning a second broadband megaconstellation
The Shanghai government has expressed backing for a "G60 Starlink" broadband megaconstellation consisting of an initial 1,296 satellites.
