U.S. expands missile production as...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Pentagon is pressing defense contractors to increase production of missile interceptors as recent conflicts expose a longstanding weakness in U.S. air and missile defense: ...
U.S. defense agencies tap three...
Three companies have been selected to study options for providing satellite deorbiting services to the U.S. government as the Pentagon explores whether disposal of aging spacecraft can be purchased ...
Satellite operators emphasize launch...
Amid a constrained launch market, satellite operators are increasingly emphasizing to investors and customers that they have lined up launch capacity, even if it is uncertain when those vehicles ...
U.S. Space Force adds second...
The U.S. Space Force has completed the deployment of two space-surveillance sensors aboard Japanese navigation satellites, expanding its ability to monitor objects in geosynchronous orbit through a ...
Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA...
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather ...
Wallops gears up for an increase in...
SALISBURY, Md. - With a projected surge in launches from Wallops Island, Virginia, in the coming years, companies and local officials say now is the time to invest in infrastructure improvements to ...
Cheaper launch has moved the...
In the beginning, mass constrained spaceflight. We live at the bottom of a gravity well, and the rocket equation punishes every kilogram we try to lift out of it. Mass became the primary constraint ...
Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA...
NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including an orbiter that would replace the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.In earnings calls this week, ...
Intuitive Machines wins contract for...
Intuitive Machines announced Aug. 13 that it won a $600 million contract from an undisclosed customer for three geostationary orbit communications satellites.The company revealed in its ...
One species, one planet: The moon is...
Bruce Jakosky, Scott Hubbard and their colleagues have given us a masterclass in pragmatic systems engineering. Their recent SpaceNews editorial titled "Laying the groundwork for the first human ...
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