Tag: Space

Raytheon wins $67 million U.S. Space Force contract to build weather satellite prototype (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Raytheon Technologies received a $67 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build a weather satellite to provide imagery of cloud cover and...

The missing element of the first National Space Council meeting of the Biden administration (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

If the Biden administration’s space policy has a theme after nearly one year, it’s one of continuity. The White House has avoided major changes in...

Honeywell and Skyloom to produce laser crosslinks for military and commercial satellites (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

U.S. aerospace giant Honeywell announced Dec. 15 it has teamed with telecommunications startup Skyloom to produce laser crosslink terminals for commercial and military satellites.  Optical links enable...

Four NASA Earth Science missions to launch in 2022 (Debra Werner, SpaceNews)

NASA’s Earth Science Division is preparing to launch four satellite missions in 2022 to provide observations of weather conditions, mineral dust, oceans and surface...

Iceye to provide satellite for MDA radar constellation (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

Canada’s MDA is acquiring an X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite from Iceye that will be part of its Chorus system intended to replace...

It’s Not About Star Wars, It’s About Integration (Juliana Suess, RUSI)

Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, joins us to discuss the future of his responsibilities. He talks about his move from being...

Space Force launches experimental payloads into orbit (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The U.S. Space Force launched a host of experimental payloads into orbit along with a NASA satellite Dec. 7 as part of the Space...

JWST – A new view of the Universe (ESA)

The world’s next generation cosmic observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, is due for launch on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French...

ESA’s new and future exoplanet missions (ESA)

ESA’s trifecta of dedicated exoplanet missions – Cheops, Plato and Ariel – will also be complemented with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope mission. ESA...

Airbus will build ESA’s Ariel exoplanet satellite (ESA)

ESA and Airbus have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, Ariel, planned...

NRO director: Innovation is the key to America’s advantage in space (Chris Scolese, Defense News)

The National Reconnaissance Office has spent six decades developing the best space-based intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance systems in the world. These systems are a...

Almaz-Antey director: Air and space capabilities will decide tomorrow’s conflicts (Yan Novikov, Defense News)

One of the main trends in the development of armed conflicts in the 21st century is the expansion of multidomain battle. Potential future conflicts...

Outer Space As Vanity Fair or Politics of the Future? (Oleg Barabanov, Valdai Discussion Club)

Space exploration has already become familiar to mankind. 2021 was a landmark year in this regard. April 12 marked the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight — the first manned flight into...

U.S. Air Force Secretary Kendall: Short-term funding an ‘unfortunate’ reality for defense programs (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

The House and Senate approved a stopgap spending bill Dec. 3 that funds the U.S. government until Feb. 18. By passing a “continuing resolution,” Congress averted...

Tory Bruno: ULA won’t get engines by Christmas, BE-4s coming in early 2022 (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Blue Origin is performing “final testing” of the BE-4 engines that will boost United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno said...

Three startups win prize money from U.S. Space Force accelerator (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Space industry startups focused on satellite propulsion, in-orbit manufacturing and debris tracking won prize money from a business accelerator funded by the U.S. Space...