Moscow (Sputnik) May 21, 2021
US X-37 spacecraft could technically carry up to six warheads and, with the US planning to deploy eight of these by 2025, it looks like a serious challenge, the director-general of Russian defence technology company Almaz-Antey, Yan Novikov, said Saturday. "The official story is that these platforms were developed for scientific purposes and, well, surveillance. But we understand that havi

Washington DC (AFNS) May 21, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub, Space Launch Delta 45 Public Affairs / Published May 20, 2021 The acting Secretary of the Air Force, John P. Roth, and the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, May 17, 2021. During the visit, Roth and Raymond toured the Morrell Operations Center, the Atlas Spacefli

Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2021
NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes. With the Earth System Observatory, each satellite will be uniquely designed to complement the others, working in tandem to create a 3D, holistic view of Earth, from bedrock to atmosp

Harwell UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
Astroscale UK announces funding award from partners OneWeb, the global satellite communications network, to mature their technology and capability towards a commercial service offering by 2024. This latest 2.5 million pound award forms part of a larger beam-hopping satellite programme, totalling over 32 million pounds, granted from the UK Space Agency, via the European Space Agency's Sunri

Manchester UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
The University of Manchester is leading a multi-million pound project to launch a satellite as part of a forthcoming SpaceX mission this coming summer. The DISCOVERER project is a 5.7 million euro project led by The University of Manchester. It aims to revolutionise Earth observation satellites, developing technologies to enable them to operate in very low Earth orbits, under 450km altitud

McLean VA (SPX) May 25, 2021
Iridium Communications has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based provider of enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions. DDK uses the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations, including GPS and Galileo, to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical indu

Columbia IL (SPX) May 25, 2021
NanoAvionics has laid out its ambitious growth and business development plans for the USA via its existing facility in Columbia, Illinois. The smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator will develop the only satellite manufacturing facility in the state to become its main hub in the US. Through this hub, NanoAvionics will further grow the portfolio and expand into other locations acr

Luxembourg (SPX) May 25, 2021
SES S.A. announced the successful launch and pricing of a hybrid bond offering in which it has agreed to sell Deeply Subordinated Fixed Rate Resettable Securities for a total amount of EUR 625 million, with a first reset date on 27 August 2026. The notes will bear a Coupon of 2.875% per annum and were priced at 99.409% of their nominal value. The instrument's credit ratings are expected to

Washington DC (UPI) May 24, 2021
It turns out the Milky Way isn't the product of a big, violent collision, new research says. According to a study published Monday in the journal Astrophyiscal Journal Letters, Earth's home galaxy evolved slowly and relatively peacefully - and researchers say that makes it a pretty average galaxy. Being inside the subject matter complicates studies of the Milky Way, so astronome

London, UK (SPX) May 25, 2021
A group of UK space tech companies are developing a new beam-hopping satellite that will allow satellites to switch which part of the world they cover, managing real-time surges in commercial demand or responding to emergencies such as natural disasters, thanks to government funding. Led by global satellite communications network OneWeb, the industrial partners have received over 32 millio