University researchers flag cislunar space debris concerns
GOLDEN, Colorado — The increased amount of space hardware flying through cislunar space and around the moon is, among experts, a growing worry. Even one fragmentation event can have calamitous…
MaiaSpace to use former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana
The French space agency CNES has selected MaiaSpace, a startup backed by ArianeGroup developing a reusable small launch vehicle, to take over a launch pad in French Guiana originally built…
NASA funds Starfish Space debris inspection mission
NASA awarded a $15 million contract to Starfish Space to fund development of a debris inspection mission as the agency examines the future of a bigger satellite servicing project. The…
D-Orbit raises 150 million euros in two-part Series C round
PARIS — Italian space logistics firm D-Orbit has raised 150 million euros ($168 million) in a two-part Series C funding round. After announcing investments of 100 million euros in January,…
FCC releases more radio waves for NGSO broadband
The Federal Communications Commission voted Sept. 26 to open up more spectrum to Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite operators to improve broadband speeds in the United States. The post FCC…
Radar images capture snowman-shaped object tumbling past Earth
Radar images have captured snowman-shaped 2024 ON asteroid tumbling through space.
Leidos replaces Lockheed Martin on Artemis rover team
Lunar Outpost, one of three companies that won NASA contracts earlier this year to begin design work on Artemis lunar rovers, has added Leidos to its team after parting ways…
Japan launching spy satellite on penultimate mission of H-2A rocket early Sept. 26
Japan is set to launch the IGS-Radar 8 spy satellite early Thursday morning (Sept. 26), on the second-to-last mission of the nation’s venerable H-2A rocket.
SARP West 2024 Oceans Group
9 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Oceans group, from the 2024 Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) West Coast cohort, poses in front of the…
SARP West 2024 Whole Air Sampling (WAS) Group
10 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Whole Air Sampling (WAS) group, from the 2024 Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) West Coast cohort, poses in…