NASA is Testing a Coating to Help Astronauts and Their Equipment Shed Dangerous Lunar Dust
In the coming years, NASA is going back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. Rather than being a “footprints and […]
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Russia’s S7 Takes a Giant Leap Into Space
Russia’s largest private airline is entering the space race.
Astrobotic and Spacebit Announce Agreement to Bring the First UK Commercial Payload to the Moon
UK-based company Spacebit signs agreement to deliver their first lunar payload on Astrobotic’s upcoming Peregrine mission in 2021 NEWPORT, Wales, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Spacebit proudly announces at The UK […]
Named term launch of the first Russian reusable rocket
Russia’s first reusable launch vehicle is planned to start in 2020, said the owner of the developer — a private company Laros Oleg Larionov. According […]
Sky Perfect JSAT, challenged by TV business, hedges bets on HAPS, 5G, HTS and smallsats
Sky Perfect JSAT believes multiple emerging technologies will contribute to future growth. Credit: Sky Perfect JSAT. WASHINGTON — Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT said […]
InSight mission seeking new ways to fix heat flow probe
An Aug. 17 image from NASA’s InSight Mars lander shows the «mole» for its eat Flow and Physical Properties Package instrument sticking out of the […]
Electric-propulsion startup Orbion raises $9.2 million Series A
Orbion aims to eventually build and ship thrusters in six to eight days from receiving an order. Credit: Orbion. WASHINGTON — Orbion Space Technology announced Aug. […]
ISS partners endorse modified Gateway plans
While NASA intends to develop only a minimal lunar Gateway to support a human lunar landing in 2024, it and the other ISS partners remain […]
Capella joins SpaceNet, shares first radar data with consortium
Capella Space launched its first tech demo SAR satellite in December 2018, with plans to ultimately operate a 36-satellite constellation. Credit: Capella Space SAN FRANCISCO […]
SpaceX revamps smallsat rideshare program
SpaceX said that, in addition to dedicated rideshare launches to sun-synchronous orbit, it will also fly smallsats using excess capacity on launches of Starlink satellites. […]