Tag: Space

Space. Space Force awards ManTech $476 million contract for launch systems engineering services (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

The Space Force launch enterprise manages the national security space launch program. Seen here is a National Reconnaissance Office satellite launch on a United...

Space. Bradford’s Comet production moves to Luxembourg (Debra Werner, Defense News)

Bradford Space is establishing a manufacturing facility in Luxembourg for its Comet water-based electrothermal propulsion system. Credit: Bradford Space Bradford Space is updating its Comet...

Space. Exotrail to provide thrust for York cislunar mission (Debra Werner, Space News)

French startup Exotrail signed a contract with York Space Systems to provide propulsion for a cislunar communications satellite. Credit: Exotrail York Space Systems plans to...

Space. Inmarsat Q&A: Orchestrating a new multi-orbit broadband constellation (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Satellites in Inmarsat’s GEO fleet, including Inmarsat-6 F1 seen here entering thermal vacuum tests, will work in harmony with its LEO satellites under Orchestra....

Space. Starbridge raises $12M in fresh capital for application-focused space startups (Brian Berger, Space News)

Starbridge Venture Capital COO Michael Mealling, third from left, said Sept. 7 that the firm raised $12.1 million in fresh capital to invest in...

Space. UN space office seeks consensus on space traffic management (Debra Werner, Space News)

Simonetta di Pippo, director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. spoke Sept. 7 at the Satellite 2021 conference in Maryland. Credit:...

Space. Launch providers argue against a “magic number” for price to orbit (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Rocket Lab says its customers are focused less on a specific price per kilogram and instead willing to pay a premium for getting payloads...

Space. DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Space industry and government officials discuss low Earth orbit satellite communications at Satellite 2021 in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNews Companies that provide...

Space. Kymeta announces successful OneWeb antenna tests (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Kymeta tested its u8 terminal with OneWeb's LEO constellation in France. Credit: Kymeta / OneWeb Kymeta said Sept. 7 that it successfully tested its u8...

Space. Satellite operators see acquisition opportunities (Jeff Foust, Space News)

SpaceX's CFO says his company's acquisition of Swarm Technologies was driven by that company's "interesting" intellectual property and team. Credit: Swarm Technologies Companies that operate...

Space. (USA) Government watchdog: Lack of user equipment holds back military’s narrowband satellite capabilities (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

Notional image of a MUOS satellite on orbit. (Lockheed Martin) The completed constellation of the military’s narrowband satellite communications system has been on orbit for...

Space. Lockheed, Northrop invest in a startup that wants to refuel satellites in space (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

An artist's rendition of Orbit Fab's space-based fueling station. (Orbit Fab) Defense industry giants Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are investing in Orbit Fab, a San...

USA. While satellites are cool, military space networks must focus on interoperability (Craig Miller, Space News)

Rendering of a Blue Canyon Technologies satellite equipped with Viasat's Link 16 communications terminal. Credit: Blue Canyon Technologies The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency just issued...

Space. ESA Council agrees resolution on Ariane 6 and Vega-C exploitation and future space transportation (ESA)

ESA Member States have agreed upon the boundary conditions for Europe’s upcoming exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C and request ESA to propose a roadmap for new and...

Space. Drop tests for touchdown on Mars (ESA)

The ExoMars team have performed important parachute drop tests as crucial preparation for a safe touchdown on Mars in 2023. The European Rosalind Franklin...

Space. Prima missione suborbitale congiunta Aeronautica/CNR su velivolo Virgin Galact (Analisi Difesa)

Si è tenuta nel primo pomeriggio di ieri, presso Palazzo Aeronautica a Roma, la conferenza stampa per annunciare la prima missione suborbitale scientifica con...