Astrobotic’s commercial LunaGrid power service for the Moon is announced
Astrobotic has announced LunaGrid, a commercial power service for the poles of the Moon — LunaGrid is a power generation and distribution service that will deliver power by the watt […]
Astrobotic acquires Masten Space Systems
Astrobotic has acquired Masten Space Systems, including that firm’s heritage of more than 600 vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) rocket flights. — this acquisition also includes Masten’s portfolio of advanced […]
SpaceX invites the world’s cell phone carries to collaborate for universal connectivity
SpaceX’s Chief Engineer Elon Musk and T-Mobile’s CEO and President Mike Sievert have announced a plan to provide truly universal cellular connectivity. In spite of powerful LTE and 5G terrestrial […]
NASA awards nexgen spaceflight computing processor contract
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has selected Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 times the […]
Russia is withdrawing from the ISS
Russia intends to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project with the West after 2024, this according to the new head — Yury Borisov — of Roscosmos, the nation’s […]
Thales Alenia Space + QinetiQ to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats in VLEO
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and QinetiQ have signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for multi-mission […]
Lockheed Martin UK reveals the latest progress on the UK Pathfinder Project
Lockheed Martin UK has been all systems ‘go‘ since Shetland Islands Council approved SaxaVord’s application to build the spaceport that will allow the company to deliver the UK’s first ever […]
Garbage Out of ISS thanks to the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock
As of 7:05 p.m. central time on Saturday, July 2nd, NanoRacks successfully cycled the Bishop Airlock aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and deployed the company’s first-of-its-kind technology to dispose […]
L3Harris infrared space tech will enhance battlefield imagery + missile defense detection
A L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) infrared instrument will significantly improve the ability to capture high-resolution imagery and other important battlefield information from space – a critical capability for the nation’s future […]