XTAR, LLC, a U.S. affiliate of Hisdesat S.A. of Madrid announced that Patrick H. Rayermann has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rayermann will drive the organization […]
Xtar’s new Chief Executive Officer has served more than 40 years in uniformed and industry capacities
The Mission: Blue Origin’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
Blue Origin designs and manufactures heavy-lift rockets, transporters, landers, and orbiters to explore the Red Planet efficiently and affordably—built upon the company’s existing and affordable Blue Ring platform, the firm’s […]
Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion for The Exploration Company’s Nyx mission to the ISS
Agile Space Industries has been contacted by The Exploration Company (TEC) to deliver flight thrusters for Nyx, a European modular space capsule that will dock with the International Space Station […]
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite adds power to forecasts
Although ESA’s small Arctic Weather Satellite was built as a demonstrator for futue constellation called EPS-Sterna, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is now incorporating its data into […]
Forrester’s Digest: Putin wants to increase size of satellite fleet
Russian news agency Interfax reports that the size of Russia’s operating satellite constellation should be increased drastically, but Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes the cost of space launches […]
EUMETSAT assumes control of inaugural Metop Second Generation satellite
EUMETSAT’s Mission Control Centre has officially taken the reins of the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, following the successful completion of the spacecraft’s launch and early operations phase (LEOP). […]
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration becomes Space Dynamics Laboratory’s DoD UARC sponsor
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) has officially become the new sponsor for Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) […]
Space insurance: promising start to the year marred only by MethaneSAT claim
The year has started well for space insurers. Seradata has registered only two claims so far: the loss of the Odin (Brokkr) asteroid mission for $3 million after contact was […]
SpaceX prepares Starship’s 10th launch on Sunday incorporating changes for reliability
The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the […]
Impulse Space has upgraded their Mira space vehicle
Impulse Space earlier this month upgraded Mira—the company’s high-thrust, highly maneuverable spacecraft for payload hosting and deployment that already has two successful missions. Mira has showcased responsive, record-setting maneuverability in […]