Op-ed: NASA’s New CLD Strategy Will Lose Mars, LEO to China
As a former space shuttle pilot and commander whose crews helped build the ISS, I am appalled that NASA has reportedly changed its plans for future commercial space stations.
LEO
Stories about operations in low-Earth orbit.
Blue Canyon’s Got A New Bus For Golden Dome
“This product will support more mass and more power, so that a lot of those defense payloads can be carried on the spacecraft.”
There Are Too Many Spacecraft in LEO
“That is us academics waving a big, big red flag, to say we can’t just keep doing this.”
Skynopy Raises €15M to Expand Its Ground Station Service
Skynopy’s future plans include building a network of over 100 ground stations to make real-time connectivity possible for satellites in orbit.
Xona Raises $92M For Unhackable PNT Constellation
Xona is one of many companies trying to solve PNT’s vulnerability problem.
NanoAvionics to Build Korea’s First Venus Observing Sat
The satellites—part of IBS’ CLOVE project—will carry UV and NIR observation instruments developed by IBS to monitor Venus’ cloud structures and atmospheric chemical makeup.
Spire Emerges Anew After Nine Months Of Uncertainty
Inside CEO Theresa Condor’s plans for a revitalized satellite company.
Apex Unveils Larger Satellite Bus, Dubbed Comet
“From cell phone towers in space for consumer technology [to] unique sensing missions, or as an interceptor platform for Golden Dome, Comet is the clear choice to accelerate the most ambitious space missions,” Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon said in a statement.
Dark Sky Advocates Fight Against a Bright Future
Advocates for dark and quiet skies are outgunned.
Kuiper Launches First Production Internet Satellites
Amazon’s long-awaited Starlink competitor finally has a toehold in orbit.
Katalyst Acquires OTV Startup Atomos
Katalyst acquired Atomos in a bid to grow its in-space servicing business, the companies announced today.
Trump Team Plans To Push TraCSS Out of Government
The White House wants the long-awaited Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to be handed over to a non-profit or private company, backtracking on a mandate in the first Trump administration to move it into the Office of Space Commerce.