Rate of space industry deals may slow down in the next year
The torrid pace of investment and acquisitions involving space companies this year is unlikely to continue next year, but investors and bankers are still optimistic about the long-term growth prospects for the industry.
Kleos reveals results of RF reconnaissance demonstration
Kleos Space presented a technical paper at the GEOINT 2021 Symposium that highlighted better-than-expected performance of RF reconnaissance satellites.
Eutelsat ups its OneWeb stake with additional $165 million
Eutelsat says it will own nearly 23% of OneWeb, the second largest stake behind Bharti Global's 30% share of the company once the transaction closes.
Earth observation company Satellogic expands partnership with Amazon Web Services
Earth observation company Satellogic announced Oct. 6 it will be using Amazon’s ground station service to control its satellites and download data from space.
Japanese carmaker Honda developing reusable rocket for LEO satellites
Honda says its core automotive technologies for combustion, fluid, remote control and guidance will be applied to a rocket it aims to test launch by 2030.
NASA spacecraft takes a picture of Jupiter … from the Moon
You may know the feeling of seeing Jupiter through your own telescope. If it gives you the chills—like it does for me—then you'll know how the team for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter felt when they turned their spacecraft around—yes, the orbiter that's been faithfully circling and looking down at the Moon since 2008—and saw the giant planet Jupiter with their camera. If you zoom in on the picture, you can even see Jupiter's Galilean moons.
Usually, LRO takes stunning, high-resolution images of the lunar surface, including details of the Apollo landing sites. But recently, the LRO team used some high-powered calculations and precise timing to use its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) to scan the area of the sky where Jupiter was going to be, about 600 million km away.
They hit the jackpot.
While it's not Hubble Space Telescope quality, the fact this image was taken from a spacecraft orbiting 100 km above the lunar surface is a true feat of engineering.
"We took a pic of Jupiter from the Moon last month," said LRO team member Brett Denevi on Twitter.
NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Lucy Launch
NASA will provide coverage of upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Lucy, the agency’s first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Finland’s Kuva Space raises funds for hyperspectral constellation
Finland’s Kuva Space raised 4.2 million euros ($4.85 million) to fund its campaign to establish a constellation of commercial hyperspectral cubesats.
NGA chief hails agency’s expansion out west, outreach to startups and universities
NGA broke ground on the St. Louis campus in November 2019 and expects to open for business in 2025
Is Netflix’s Inspiration4 docuseries a new era in Space Age media relations?
While the exclusive footage and the interviews were fascinating, Netflix's "Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space" docuseries lacks drama. By the time the final episode was released, the crew had been safely back for a week and a half.
