Botswana Aims to Launch First Satellite in 2025
This launch will make Botswana the 16th African nation with a satellite in orbit, joining other members of the rapidly-growing African Space Agency.
China Looks to Boost Global Launch Market
China expressed goals to boost its global launch market during a recent webinar about the race to the moon.
Report Highlights Space Force’s Long-Term Research Gap
The Space Force should boost its use of venture capital funding to have more influence over where private entities are focusing their science and tech investments, according to a RAND report.
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard To Fly Reality Competition Winners
SERA plans to host online voting to select applicants.
Orbit Fab’s Refueling Tech Passes the Test
The company is ready to take on missions in space after successfully wrapping up testing on its automated GRIP refueling mechanism.
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.
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.
