Successful program ignited by modest spark of an idea
Friday, 18 June 2021 03:56
It was in August 1958 that Chinese scientists started to float the idea of sending Chinese astronauts to space.
At that time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country's top scientific body, had formed a panel of distinguished scientists to discuss the research and development of satellites. Whether and how China should start a manned space program was also included on the agenda, three Capella Space wins research contract from U.S. Space Development Agency
Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:21
WASHINGTON — Radar satellite imagery startup Capella Space on June 14 received a $3 million research contract in support of the Space Development Agency’s National Defense Space Architecture.
Capella Space was selected through a “broad agency announcement” issued by the space agency in January seeking proposals on a wide range of technologies for “National Defense Space Architecture Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities.
Senate confirms NASA deputy administrator, NOAA administrator
Thursday, 17 June 2021 20:43
Updated 6 p.m. Eastern with NASA and Coalition for Deep Space Exploration statements.
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed the nominations June 17 of a former astronaut to be the deputy administrator of NASA and of an ocean scientist to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval
Thursday, 17 June 2021 20:08
Japan passes space resources law
Thursday, 17 June 2021 20:07
WASHINGTON — Japan’s parliament approved legislation that allows companies to extract and utilize space resources as the head of Russia’s space agency criticized similar national laws on the subject.
The House of Councilors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan, passed the bill June 15.
Former defense secretary Mark Esper joins CAES board
Thursday, 17 June 2021 19:34
TAMPA, Fla. — Space-compatible electronics supplier CAES has added former U.S. defense secretary Mark Esper to its board in a push for more government customers.
Arlington, Virginia-based CAES, which used to be part of British defense and aerospace contractor Cobham, said Esper will engage in mission-critical solutions across its space, air, sea and land platforms.
Analysis: China, Europe pulling ahead of U.S. in commercial satellite imaging
Thursday, 17 June 2021 19:00
U.S. satellite imaging capabilities historically have been the best in the world. Today, they are not just losing ground but they are officially behind those of other nations.
This bombshell is ricocheting around Washington following an internal analysis by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and was recently confirmed by the agency’s director Vice Adm.
Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round
Thursday, 17 June 2021 17:19
This article was updated June 17 at 4:50 pm Eastern time with comments from HydroSat CEO Pieter Fossel.
SAN FRANCISCO – Data analytics company Hydrosat has raised $5 million in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce a global thermal infrared map.
Chinese crew enters new space station on 3-month mission
Thursday, 17 June 2021 16:20
Crew starts making China's new space station their home
Thursday, 17 June 2021 16:20Tyvak and Lawrence Livermore National Lab release Earth and space images
Thursday, 17 June 2021 16:17
SAN FRANCISCO – Tyvak released the first images of objects in orbit and on the ground captured by telescopes the satellite manufacturer developed with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
The technology demonstration satellite, Tyvak-0130, launched May 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight.
SES seeks speedier summary judgment in C-band case against Intelsat
Thursday, 17 June 2021 15:57
TAMPA, Fla. — SES is asking Intelsat’s bankruptcy court for a speedier summary judgment on the satellite operators’ C-band dispute instead of a full trial.
The company said in a June 16 court filing that it had already submitted enough evidence for a ruling in its favor over Intelsat’s withdrawal from their C-Band Alliance, where it said the competitors agreed to split proceeds from clearing the spectrum evenly.
Falcon 9 launches GPS satellite in first national security mission with reused booster
Thursday, 17 June 2021 15:33
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. Space Force GPS 3 satellite June 17. The rocket lifted off at 12:09 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Juno detects Jupiter's highest-energy ions
Thursday, 17 June 2021 13:26
Op-ed | Why a digital culture is an imperative for the U.S. Space Force
Thursday, 17 June 2021 11:59
China and Russia are rapidly developing capabilities that threaten U.S. satellites in orbit and challenge the stability of the space domain. The need to address these concerns more directly is the reason why the United States Space Force was established.