Tag: Space

Space. South Korea seeks $553 million space budget for 2022 (Brian Berger, Space News)

In a bid to nurture its nascent domestic space sector, South Korea is seeking a 640 billion won ($553 million) annual space budget for...

Space. Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract (Debra Werner, Space News)

Researchers delving into climate change, biodiversity loss and other topics through work funded by U.S. federal civilian agencies and the National Science Foundation will...

Space. SpaceX launches first dedicated polar Starlink mission (Jeff Foust, Space News)

SpaceX launched its first dedicated polar Starlink mission Sept. 13 as the company moves into the next phase of deployment of its broadband satellite...

Space. Raymond: Small satellites and fast data transforming space business (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Tiny but powerful spacecraft enabled by microelectronics and advanced propulsion is a transformative trend in the space industry that will benefit national security, Gen....

Space/USA. Potential component defect to delay next Virgin Galactic flight (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Virgin Galactic is further delaying its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight in order to check a potential issue the company says is unrelated to an...

Space/USA. Perseverance collects first Mars samples (Jeff Foust, Space News)

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has collected and stored the first samples of Martian rock for later return to Earth, but exactly when those samples...

Space. Volcanic trenches on Mars (ESA)

This image of the young volcanic region of Elysium Planitia on Mars was taken on 14 April 2021 by the CaSSIS camera on...

Space. Earth from Space: Danube Delta (ESA)

The Danube Delta is a labyrinth of water and land shared between Romania and Ukraine, made up of countless lakes, channels and islands lying...

Space. Cassini’s wake: how might a spacecraft disturb its own measurements? (ESA)

Simply by moving through the heavens, spacecraft change the space about them. Such interactions are invisible to the naked eye, but can endanger mission...

Space/Cybercrime. The growing threat of cybercrime in the space domain (Andre Kwok, East Asia Forum)

In July 2021, Richard Branson made global headlines with his journey to outer space on Virgin Galactic’s spaceship. This historical feat proved the feasibility of space...

Space/Poverty. On space barons and global poverty (Harun Onder, Brookings)

On July 21, 2021, billionaire Jeff Bezos rocketed about 65 miles above the Earth’s crust. Another billionaire, Sir Richard Branson, did the same nine...

Space. NASA Innovations Will Help U.S. Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals (NASA)

NASA will demonstrate high-risk, high-reward technology advancements critical for U.S. aerospace manufacturers to bring to market innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable products and services demanded...

Space. Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation (Andrew Parsonson, Space News)

German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with OroraTech to launch the company’s wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation. Isar Aerospace is developing its two-stage...

Space. Swissto12 and Saturn collaborate on small GEO satellites (Debra Werner, Space News)

Switzerland-based additive manufacturing specialist Swissto12 announced plans Sept. 8 to collaborate with Saturn Satellite Networks, a U.S. firm focused on small geostationary satellite missions,...

Space. Hanwha Phasor teams up with American product designer for on-the-move antenna (Park Si-soo, Space News)

Hanwha Phasor's booth at the Satellite 2021 conference and trade show in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 7-10. Credit: SpaceNews/Brian Berger Hanwha Phasor, a phased-array antenna...

Space. U.S. military has growing appetite for satellite communications but its needs are complex (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Satellite industry and government officials speak at Satellite 2021 Sept. 8, 2021. Credit: Sandra Erwin/SpaceNews The U.S. Army is in the market for satellite communications...