Tehran (AFP) July 25, 2025
A Russian rocket put an Iranian communications satellite into space on Friday, Iranian state media reported, the latest achievement for an aerospace programme that has long concerned Western governments. "The Nahid-2 communications satellite was launched from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket," state television said. Weighing 110 kilograms (over 240 pounds), the satellit

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
Viasat has introduced IoT Nano, a new satellite-powered connectivity service aimed at providing cost-effective, low-power Internet of Things (IoT) messaging in remote and hard-to-reach areas worldwide. The service, developed in partnership with ORBCOMM, enables two-way communication for monitoring and managing mobile and fixed assets across industries such as agriculture, mining, transport, and

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025
The U.S. Senate has approved Gen. Mike Guetlein to oversee President Donald Trump's national missile defense system, known as the Golden Dome. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that Guetlein had cleared the final hurdle to leading the Office of Golden Dome for America, which will work with industry, higher education, national labs and other government agencies to develop the high-tech miss

Senegal is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, a move that some believe could help the United States blunt growing Chinese influence in Africa.

Industry officials issued a stark warning that proposed NASA budget cuts to the International Space Station could jeopardize both the operation of the station and the transition to commercial stations.

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Blue Origin will fly the first mission of its Blue Ring spacecraft next spring carrying a space situational awareness payload from Scout Space.

In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Robyn Gatens, NASA's Director for the International Space Station, live at the AIAA Ascend conference in Las Vegas on the status of the International Space Station, its planned decommissioning by 2030 and the expected follow-on commercial space stations.