ESA Astronauts Get New Tech For Moonwalking Practice
A puppet-esque system that can simulate low gravity conditions will help the next generation of European astronauts train for working in space.
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RAND Wants The Space Force Focus on Human Security
RAND argued that the Space Force’s assets should be used to identify and to head off global crises before they spiral out of control.
Astroscale Wins Next Phase of UK’s COSMIC Mission
Astroscale’s UK branch announced it had won a contract on Wednesday to continue working on an active debris removal mission that will take two defunct British sats out of orbit. The £1.95M ($2.5M) contract from the UK Space Agency will fund development of the Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Captures, or COSMIC, spacecraft. COSMIC: […]
Meet Cislunar International, a Consulting Firm Trying to Help Space Startups Cross the Atlantic
Two longtime space industry insiders are launching a new consulting firm designed to help European countries navigate the process of doing business in the US, and vice versa.
Loft Orbital Harnesses Desert Power with UAE Sat Venture
The new company will make the nation’s biggest foray into commercial space yet, with plans to ramp production to 50 500-kg satellites per year. Orbitworks plans to secure a facility and have its first satellite in the facility ready to integrate payloads as early as 2025.
EnduroSat to Expand US Footprint With Denver Office
EnduroSat has five offices across Europe, but 60% of the company’s revenue already comes from the US. The new office in downtown Denver will help them grow their customer base in the country.
ESA Launches Accelerator to Kickstart the Lunar Economy
Only a handful of European spacecraft have ever made it to the Moon, but that could soon change if a new accelerator achieves its goal.
India’s Budget Sets Aggressive Space Goals
Recent updates to the national space budget are intended to help the country meet its aggressive growth targets, by injecting significant amounts of cash into both public and private space efforts.
UK Awards £33M for Space Tech Initiatives
To kick off the Farnborough Airshow, the UK Space Agency announced that it had awarded £33M ($42.6M) to 20 innovation-forward space projects.
The $570B Space Economy
For the third year in a row, government space budgets saw double digit percentage increases, driven by the significant militarization of space.
The Rise of Japan’s Commercial Space Industry
“There’s this vibrant space community here, and people are starting to recognize that.”
US, Saudi Arabia Team Up In Orbit
US and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to improve cooperation on various civil space priorities.