Flight proven and showing how SpaceX’s hardware reusability can cost-effectively enhance the space program, April 23rd witnessed the SpaceX and NASA launch of the Dragon capsule via a Falcon 9 […]
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Sierra Nevada Corp. Creates Sierra Space Commercial Company
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has created Sierra Space, a new, commercial, space company. The new company’s “space-as-a-service” business model will leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as Dream Chaser® spaceplanes and expandable […]
Series A Funding Round For Orbital Sidekick Completed
Orbital Sidekick (OSK), the first US commercial company to deploy hyperspectral sensors in space, has announced a $16 million Series A funding round led by Temasek, an investment company headquartered […]
ESA Recruiting For Astronauts
Applications are now open for the ESA’s 2021 astronaut selection and qualified candidates of all genders are encouraged to apply. As well as recruiting new members to the agency’s astronaut […]
Market Revenues Of $1 Trillion Plus For Space + Satellite Markets… An NSR Report
The new NSR Global Space Economy report finds a cumulative space and satellite market revenue opportunity of more than $1 trillion between 2019 and 2029. There is an expanding need for […]
ISRO Completes SAR For Joint NASA EO Mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint Earth Observation (EO) satellite mission with […]
L3Harris To Develop Ground System Command + Control for NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On Observatory
In February of 2021, L3Harris was selected to develop and deploy the ground system command and control (C2) for NOAA’s environmental satellite program, Space Weather Follow On (SWFO). The SWFO […]
UPDATE 1: Mars + NASA Perseverance Rover: Continuing News
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on February 21 after rotating its mast, or “head,” 360 degrees, allowing the […]
Redwire Acquires Deployable Space Systems
Redwire has acquired Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), a supplier of mission-enabling deployable solar arrays, structures and mechanisms for space applications — terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded […]
Teledyne Technologies Image Sensors On Mars With Perseverance
Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) has contributed several of the company’s advanced, high performance, image sensors to form part of the complex instrumentation onboard the Mars Rover Perseverance. Teledyne sensors will […]