LEO
Stories about operations in low-Earth orbit.
Tracking Next-Gen LEO Satcom Constellations: Payload Research
Out are the days of onesie twosies large GEO satcom birds, and in are the mega-constellations in LEO, consisting of an army of hundreds or thousands of smaller satellites that provide ultra-fast connectivity.
Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Passes Key Milestone
Sierra Space just blew up its most advanced space station technology to date. The explosion was an overwhelming success.
Lawmakers Ask NASA About Risk of Post-ISS Gap
Congress marked up a NASA 2024 Reauthorization Bill Addressing a Post-ISS Gap.
Starliner Deorbit Slips Again As NASA Launches Full Review
The extended stay merited an “agency-level” review of Starliner’s departure “to document the agency’s formal acceptance of proceeding as planned.”
Skynopy Raises $3.1M to Build LEO Connectivity Network
Skynopy’s goal is to completely free satellite companies from needing to worry about how they’re getting their data
Vast Inks Deal with The Exploration Company For Future Cargo Missions
The agreement opens the door for Europe to begin commercial and research-based missions in LEO.
Boeing Starliner, Safe At Station, Sprung A Few More Helium Leaks
Even with the leak, there should be enough helium left to allow Starliner to undock and deorbit.
Starlab Adds New Partner, Cargo Flights To Its Space Station Plan
MDA’s space robotics capabilities could help set the new station apart from competitors.
Boeing Found Yet Another Design Flaw in Starliner
“This is not a safety of flight issue,” Boeing Starliner executive Mark Nappi said in a press conference Friday.
ESA Taps Thales and The Exploration Company To Build LEO Cargo Spacecraft
ESA’s long-awaited turn to private companies for spacecraft comes eighteen years after NASA.
Why Redwire Has Multiple Low-Flying Satellite Systems
Redwire unveiled its third new VLEO spacecraft, Phantom.
SDA Is Strengthening Space Industrial Base, Execs Say
A five-year-old agency within the Pentagon founded with a mandate to move quickly is stimulating investments that make the entire small sat industrial base more resilient and scalable, according to half a dozen top industry execs.
Redwire teams up with Korea’s Boryung on Space Biotech
Boryung’s Humans in Space contest will give researchers the chance to pitch their microgravity experiments to the two firms.
