Tag: Space

Russia, Kazakhstan sign agreement on construction of Soyuz-5 launch complex — Roscosmos (TASS)

Roscosmos Center for Operation of ground-based space infrastructure and Basis Construction (Kazakhstan) signed an agreement for construction of a launch complex for the Soyuz-5...

Soundblasting a satellite – time-lapse of testing (ESA)

Verifying that a satellite will resist the sheer noise of the rocket launching it into orbit is a very important test that every mission...

Path set for commercial communications around the Moon (ESA)

ESA confirmed a contract signature yesterday with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) to be the main customer for their Lunar Pathfinder satellite launching in...

Air Force begins construction of simulation and wargaming facility for space and lasers (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The Air Force Research Laboratory is marking the next step in the development of its space-related infrastructure at Kirtland Air Force Base in New...

UK Space Command: Step one for space domain awareness is bringing data together (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The first step in improving the United Kingdom’s space domain awareness is bringing existing data together, said the head of the country’s new Space...

Henry Ford Heads for the High Frontier (Robert Bell, Space News)

The year was 1908 and the automobile was the prestige product of the age.  Designed by brilliant engineers with names like Daimler and Benz,...

‘Taiwan must secure a strategic position in space industry’s supply chain’: president (Park Si-soo, Space News)

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sept. 14 the country “must secure a strategic position in the space industry’s supply chain” by leveraging its competitive...

Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model (Jeff Foust, Space News)

SpaceX’s first fully commercial Crew Dragon mission is being closely watched by both NASA and other companies in the commercial human spaceflight sector, who...

Space SPACs struggle to lift off (Jeff Foust, Space News)

The rocket went sideways, so the stock went down. Astra Space made its third orbital launch attempt from Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 28, using an upgraded...

SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on first private mission (Jeff Foust, Space News)

SpaceX successfully launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four nonprofessional astronauts on its first private crewed mission Sept. 15, a long-awaited milestone in the...

Space. Head of UK’s Space Directorate warns of space terrorism (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The decreasing cost of getting payloads on orbit means more people have access to space than ever before. (DKosig/Getty Images)  The head of the United...

Space. BAE Systems eyes new space business with acquisition of In-Space (Andrew Chuter, Defense News)

BAE Systems has taken a step into the satellite sector in the UK with the acquisition of low earth orbit spacecraft builder In-Space Missions....

Space. Now officially a public company, BlackSky moving to expand sales and marketing (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole on Sept. 13 rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange. The satellite imagery and geospatial data provider began...

Space. SpaceX’s Starlink broadband to be available in Japan’s remote areas next year (Park Si-soo, Space News)

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service will be available in Japan’s remote areas starting in 2022. Japan’s major mobile provider, KDDI, announced Sept. 13 a partnership with SpaceX...

Space. Marlink’s sale values maritime connectivity specialist at $1.4 billion (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Marlink, valuing the maritime connectivity specialist at $1.4 billion. U.S.-based Providence...

Space. BAE Systems to acquire smallsat company In-Space Missions (Jeff Foust, Space News)

BAE Systems announced Sept. 14 that it will acquire In-Space Missions, a company that recently won a contract to build a British military satellite. BAE...