Starliner Waits At ISS For Thruster Testing
“We understand these issues for a safe return. We don’t understand them enough to fix them permanently.”
Asteroid Watchers Fret About Politicians Facing Dangerous NEOs
“I know what I would prefer [to do], but Congress will tell us to wait,”
Spaceium is Building Service Stations in Space
Space travel has a fuel problem, there are no gas stations outside of Earth, and Spaceium is trying to change that.
Russia’s Luch 2 Expected to Approach Intelsat Bird
Based on the space situational awareness startup’s predictions, Luch 2 will pass near Intelsat 1002 today if it continues on its expected trajectory in GEO.
SpaceX Will Destroy The ISS
NASA will pay SpaceX $843M to develop the US Deorbit Vehicle.
ULA Sets Vulcan Cert-2 for September Without Dream Chaser
The change comes six weeks after DoD raised concerns about Vulcan’s readiness to fly national security missions after a series of delays.
Starlink Mini Impact and Rapid Terminal Iteration: Payload Research
Last week, SpaceX unveiled the Starlink Mini terminal, a laptop-sized device capable of delivering high speed internet nearly anywhere in the world.
NOAA GOES-U Satellite Launches From KSC
As the fourth and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series, it will keep an eye on the eastern side of the Americas
Latitude wins €15M in France 2030 Call for Projects
The company, which closed a $30M Series B in January, plans to use the funding to ramp up their in-house production of turbopumps and avionics.
NOAA Gives HEO’s Holmes a Thumbs Up
It marks the first time NOAA has approved a hosted payload—a milestone that could open the door for other companies to seek approval from the agency for platforms that can hitch a ride aboard satellites manufactured by other entities.
Floodbase is Using EO to Fix Flood Insurance
Amid climate change and rising waters, Floodbase is seeking to use space data to streamline the flood insurance process.
Sift Raises $17.5M Series A To Fuel its Telemetry Stack
“Look at the bill of materials for a modern machine—50% of its software.”