Kepler Communications US Inc., a subsidiary of Kepler Communications, is partnering with NASA to exchange information and explore demonstration opportunities through a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement under the agency’s Communications […]
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U.S. Commerce Department’s new TraCSS launches initial capabilities
NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering spaceflight safety services to a beta group […]
Initial tests of the KERAUNOS optical communications satellite are successful
This experiment is the result of a collaboration between the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), part of the French armament directorate (DGA), and two French New Space companies, Unseenlabs and […]
EchoStar fails to find extra cash
EchoStar, the Charlie Ergen-backed business that owns the Dish US pay-TV operator, says that negotiations which have taken place over the past weeks with certain debt-holders and which would have […]
Getting SSPICY with Starfish Space: NASA funds orbital debris inspection mission
Starfish Space has been awarded SBIR Phase III funding for a mission to inspect defunct satellites to increase opportunities to mitigate space debris. NASA is advancing an innovative approach to […]
Debris from DART impact could reach Earth
In 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft made history, and changed the Solar System forever, by impacting the Dimorphos asteroid and measurably shifting its orbit around the larger Didymos asteroid. In the process […]
U.S. + the Republic of Korea sign statement to advance aerospace cooperation
NASA and the Republic of Korea’s newly created Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) signed a joint statement of intent Thursday affirming their interest to advance cooperation in space exploration, science and […]
National Health Service blood samples to be delivered by drones in London
Moving samples between Guy’s Hospital and the lab at St. Thomas’ Hospital can take more than half an hour by road but takes less than two minutes by drone. This […]
NASA awards million$ at Watts on the Moon Challenge finale
NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution, management, and storage as part of the agency’s Watts on the […]
NASA‘s ACS3 satellite, built by NanoAvionics, successfully deploys solar sail
The solar sail aboard NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite, using a spacecraft bus built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), has successfully deployed — the deployment, a primary objective […]