An Electric Solar-Powered Future: Maxar Space Systems’ PPE to Propel NASA’s Artemis Gateway
NASA’s Artemis program will return astronauts to the Moon and enable a future of deep space exploration. A key element of the program’s success is Gateway, the first orbital lunar space station, which will serve as a jumping-off point to the lunar surface. Maxar Space Systems is building Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), the…
Momentum Builds for Global Space Sustainability Policy
The European Space Policy Institute analyzed 15 different instruments that have been created since the turn of the millennium to demonstrate momentum growing in the international space sustainability movement.
NASA, Starfish Partner on SSPICY Debris Inspection
NASA is kickin’ it up a notch on a SSPICY mission to check out a defunct sat in LEO. Starfish Space will work on the program—formally known as the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability mission—under a Phase III SBIR contract from the space agency worth $15M over three years, NASA announced on Wednesday. A…
Impact of In-Space Relay Networks on Ground Station as a Service
Traditional Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) providers will soon face competition from relay communications networks that promise faster transmitting, simplified licensing, and potentially lower cost.
Radian Aerospace Deep Dive
Radian Aerospace has set out to build the world’s first single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane, the Radian One. The company is designing the fully reusable spacecraft to be not just a spaceplane but also a multifunctional platform, capable of performing a broad array of missions in space, many of them not possible with vertical launch systems. Capable…
Radian’s SSTO Prototype Is On The Runway… In Abu Dhabi?
Radian is beginning a test campaign to map out the vehicle’s real-life aerodynamic characteristics.
Satellite Break-up Experiment to Help ESA Learn How Satellites Die
The Destructive Re-entry Assessment Container Object mission, or DRACO, will be the first demo of a fully controlled break-up during its return to Earth.
Space Foundation Looks to Boost DC Presence
“I don’t care what way you look at this,” she told Payload. “Farming, national security, commercial—whatever angle you take, space affects us every day.”
SpaceX vs. FAA: What’s the Deal With Those Falcon Fines?
“Regardless of what you think about SpaceX or the politics, the speed of decision-making needs to be faster.”
Maxar Opens UK HQ for International Government Biz
Part of the team’s directive is to uncover ways to tailor Maxar’s data and analytics tools to fit the individual intelligence gathering needs of allied nations.
21SoftWare Deep Dive
21SoftWare is a cybersecurity startup developing software and engineering services to improve the safety, security, and reliability of space-based operations. Earlier this year, 21SoftWare spun out of TriSept Corporation, where it had incubated its core product, The Security Enhancement Layer (TSEL) operating system. The team has since expanded into Software Engineering as a Service (SEaaS).…
Eric Berger’s ‘Reentry’ Tells the Inside Story of the Rise of SpaceX and its Falcon 9 Rocket
Eric Berger’s new book Reentry takes readers behind the scenes, offering unprecedented access to company leaders who appear eager to (finally) tell the inside story of SpaceX’s rise.
