Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine
Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and suborbital rockets, has successfully tested an advanced rocket engine that could power those vehicles.The Pittsburgh-based company announced April 23 it ...
Why is Antarcticas mass increasing?
The Antarctic Ice Sheet has been growing since 2020 – and scientists have now identified why. Research funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) looked at factors affecting Antarctica's delicate ...
Electron launches Japanese cubesats
A Rocket Lab Electron launched a set of cubesats sponsored by the Japanese space agency JAXA April 22 on the company's second dedicated mission for the agency.The Electron lifted off from Rocket ...
FCC throws out satellite spectrum...
TAMPA, Fla. - The Federal Communications Commission has moved to lock down incumbent rights to Mobile Satellite Service spectrum, dismissing bids by SpaceX and others to access frequencies ...
SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military...
The Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force's acquisition arm, awarded SpaceX a $57 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data ...
Jordan signs the Artemis Accords
Jordan is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords as NASA works to attract more countries to its lunar exploration efforts.In an April 23 ceremony at NASA Headquarters, Dina Kawar, Jordan's ...
Biotech Research on Station Informing...
Biotechnology research was back on the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday as the Expedition 74 crew conducted a pair of heart studies, explored cancer therapies, and ...
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13...
As part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science ...
Optical links in contested space
In this episode of Space Minds, we head back to Space Symposium where SpaceNews' Sandra Erwin moderated a panel on how optical communication links can provide warfighters and operators with the data ...
Pentagon seeks $2.3 billion for Maven...
The Pentagon is asking Congress for $2.3 billion over the next five years to expand its Maven Smart System, a platform developed by Palantir Technologies that has eased the integration of artificial ...
