LEO
Stories about operations in low-Earth orbit.
ATLAS Raises $15M To Bolster Ground-Station Software Biz
“Some of us joke that we’re actually a software company with a network.”
NASA Finally Chooses Dragon for Starliner Crew Return
NASA officials decided that the two astronauts who piloted the Boeing Starliner on a test flight to the ISS will return on a SpaceX crew Dragon. Their eight-day mission will wind up lasting eight months.
TrustPoint Wins $3.8M in SpaceWERX Contracts
The two contracts are vital to the US military’s mission of greater resilience in space. But they also help fund TrustPoint’s commercial ambitions.
SmallSat 2024: A Look Back at a Busy Week
The size of this year’s conference meant that the press wires were a fire hose of companies unveiling innovative technologies, new partnerships, and additional funding streams.
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.
