True Anomaly Aims to Disrupt In-Space Sensing With Proliferated Assets
The Space Force is looking to the commercial sector to provide capabilities that it can “make operational now.”
Congrats To Astronaut Class 23
A SpaceX alum is among the 12 astronauts who earned their wings on Tuesday.
Lawmakers Revive Planetary Science Caucus
The Planetary Science Caucus is back from the dead, and the revival of the group couldn’t come at a more critical time for scientific pursuits in the cosmos that often find themselves in the budgetary crosshairs.
Iridium Announces Plan To Acquire Satelles
Iridium is acquiring Satelles to expand its positioning, navigation, and timing services, with the aim of complementing GPS services—or providing a backup should GPS fail.
Transporter-10 Launches 53 Satellites
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a Falcon 9, careening off to orbit laden with payloads from far and wide.
NASA Cans OSAM-1 After Maxar Delays
An October 2023 report from NASA’s inspector general blamed Maxar, which built the spacecraft bus and a robotic arm for the mission.
A Satellite Conjunction Scare Marks an “Inflection Point” in Collision Risk
This is just the sixth time in the last two years that two non-maneuverable space objects have come so close.
China Moving Quickly To Boost Space Capabilities, General Says
China is advancing so “breathtakingly fast” in space that America is at risk of losing its advantage if officials don’t prioritize investment in the national security space architecture, the chief of US Space Command told Congress on Thursday.
JWST Observations Show Root of Reionization
The findings indicate that dwarf galaxies were likely responsible for kicking off the reionization of the universe.
Goodnight, Sweet Prince: Saying Goodbye to IM-1
By the time you read this, the sun will have set on Odysseus, Intuitive Machines’ Moon lander.
Firefly Doubles its Footprint and Charts a Course for ‘Launch, Land, Orbit’
In the heart of Texas ranch country, Firefly Aerospace is embracing the pioneering and do-it-all spirit of the frontier.
