Tag: Space

USA/South Korea. US, South Korea agree to enhance security cooperation in outer space (Park Si-soo, Space News)

South Korea's air force chief of staff, Gen. Park In-ho, right, and U.S. chief of space operations, Gen. John Raymond, sign a memorandum of...

Space. HASC chairman wants updated DoD plan for ‘tactically responsive space launch’ (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Rocket Lab is one of 11 companies selected to provide launch services in the U.S. Space Force Orbital Services Program-4. Credit: Rocket Lab Rep. Adam...

Space. Space Development Agency to acquire 144 satellites from multiple vendors (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

The Space Development Agency plans to deploy a proliferated constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. Credit: SDA The Defense Department’s space agency on Aug....

Space. Download your ‘News from the 36th Space Symposium’ special digital edition (Space News)

The SpaceNews editorial team produced four show dailies, a nightly email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs the week...

Space. Node 2 | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available) (ESA)

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, the Space...

USA. Space Systems Command is more than a name change, says new commander (Defense News)

Nathan Strout This month, the U.S. Space Force replaced its long-established acquisitions arm — the Space and Missile Systems Center — with a new field command...

UK/Europe. Britain charts a new course for satellite navigation (Space News)

Jeff Foust When it comes to satellite navigation, the British government has struggled to find its way over the last five years. Those problems began with...

Space. Thinking outside the box: Aerospace Corp.’s thin DiskSats (Space News)

Debra Werner The Aerospace Corp., an early adopter of the cubesat standard, is proposing a new shape for small satellites, a thin plate called DiskSat...

Space. Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost (Space News)

Jason Rainbow Collins Aerospace said Aug. 23 it had been awarded a $2.6 million contract by an undisclosed customer to provide life support systems for...

Space. Virgin Orbit to go public in SPAC merger (Space News)

Jeff Foust Small launch vehicle developer Virgin Orbit will go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal that includes...

Space. Millennium Space in an experiment de-orbited a satellite in eight months (Space News)

Sandra Erwin Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems announced Aug. 23 it successfully demonstrated the use of a deployable tether to de-orbit a satellite after it...

USA. In the new space era, a changing role for the U.S. government (Space News)

Sandra Erwin The pace of technological innovation in the space business has long been dictated by government-funded programs of record. But as the private sector...

Space. Nelson: Blue Origin lawsuit adds further delays to Artemis (Space News)

Jeff Foust At a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in late July, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson deflected several questions about the future of...

Space. Solar Orbiter captures Venus glare (ESA)

On 9 August 2021, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 7995 km of the surface of planet Venus during a gravity assist flyby. The...

Space. Planet Aqua: Solutions from Space for Clean Water (ESA)

Water is life, on Earth and in space. Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers recounts his experience living in space for 204 days, and his...

Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses (SpaceNews)

Sandra Erwin At a virtual pitch event Aug. 19, the U.S. Space Force selected 19 companies that each will receive $1.7 million Small Business Innovation...