Space assets could be held ransom. Will we have any choice but to pay?
Monday, 02 June 2025 12:00
Ransomware exploits value. Attackers put victims against a decision to pay for the hope of the return of their system or lose it.
China expands satellite networks for smart connectivity
Monday, 02 June 2025 11:47
Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
With the recent launch of four additional satellites, China is rapidly expanding its presence in low-Earth orbit to support growing demands for smart device connectivity through the Tianqi constellation.
Following in the footsteps of SpaceX's Starlink, several Chinese aerospace companies are investing in satellite networks aimed at building critical digital infrastructure for the Internet
With the recent launch of four additional satellites, China is rapidly expanding its presence in low-Earth orbit to support growing demands for smart device connectivity through the Tianqi constellation.
Following in the footsteps of SpaceX's Starlink, several Chinese aerospace companies are investing in satellite networks aimed at building critical digital infrastructure for the Internet Iridium and Syniverse to Enable Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity for MNOs Worldwide
Monday, 02 June 2025 11:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a global leader in satellite voice and data communications, has announced a strategic partnership with Syniverse, recognized as the world's most connected company, to accelerate the deployment of Iridium NTN DirectSM services through mobile network operators (MNOs) worldwide. This collaboration integrates Iridium NTN Direct into Syniverse's expansive g
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a global leader in satellite voice and data communications, has announced a strategic partnership with Syniverse, recognized as the world's most connected company, to accelerate the deployment of Iridium NTN DirectSM services through mobile network operators (MNOs) worldwide. This collaboration integrates Iridium NTN Direct into Syniverse's expansive g NASA Langley Pioneers Vertical Testing of Long Composite Booms
Monday, 02 June 2025 11:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have devised a way to leverage gravity to their advantage when testing long, flexible composite booms intended for space applications. In a recent campaign inside a 100-foot tower at NASA Langley, they suspended a 94-foot triangular, rollable, and collapsible boom built by Redwire, a Florida-based aerospace firm. By applying vario
Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have devised a way to leverage gravity to their advantage when testing long, flexible composite booms intended for space applications. In a recent campaign inside a 100-foot tower at NASA Langley, they suspended a 94-foot triangular, rollable, and collapsible boom built by Redwire, a Florida-based aerospace firm. By applying vario SpaceNews Appoints Laurie Diamond as VP of Business Development to Accelerate Revenue Growth and Strategic Expansion
Monday, 02 June 2025 11:12
Washington, D.C. — SpaceNews, the trusted source for space industry news and analysis for more than 35 years, announces the appointment of Laurie Diamond as Vice President of Business Development.
SpaceX scoops up another national security launch while ULA faces scrutiny
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Trump wants $1 billion for private-sector-led Mars exploration
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Quarantined ahead of 5th trip to space, Whitson inducted with trailblazer Harris to Astronaut Hall of Fame
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UAH Lab Investigates Microgravity Effects on Microbial Gene Transfer
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
On April 21 at 4:15 A.M. EDT, the Sysoeva Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched its samples aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, part of the Genetic Exchange in Microgravity for Biofilm Bioremediation (GEM-B2) experiment, aims to examine how microgravity influences the transfer of genes among microbial cells.
On April 21 at 4:15 A.M. EDT, the Sysoeva Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched its samples aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, part of the Genetic Exchange in Microgravity for Biofilm Bioremediation (GEM-B2) experiment, aims to examine how microgravity influences the transfer of genes among microbial cells. Momentus to Host Portal Space Systems' First In-space Tech Demo
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to host the company's first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology.
Momentus continues to support the advancement of next-generation space technology. Portal Space Systems emerged from s
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to host the company's first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology.
Momentus continues to support the advancement of next-generation space technology. Portal Space Systems emerged from s High-definition Moon landing videos set to transform lunar exploration
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
)The next time astronauts step onto the Moon, viewers will experience it in stunning high-definition color and at up to 60 frames per second. This marks a significant leap forward from the grainy black-and-white images broadcast during the Apollo missions.
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar exped
)The next time astronauts step onto the Moon, viewers will experience it in stunning high-definition color and at up to 60 frames per second. This marks a significant leap forward from the grainy black-and-white images broadcast during the Apollo missions.
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar exped NASA's MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars.
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars'
After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars.
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars' Sierra Space Wins NASA Contract to Advance Lunar Logistics Solutions
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense technology leader, announced it has secured a NASA contract under the NextSTEP-2 Appendix R for Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies. The contract supports NASA's goal of developing innovative solutions for lunar surface logistics and mobility, as part of its broader moon to Mars Architecture.
The partnership positions Sierra Space to ad
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense technology leader, announced it has secured a NASA contract under the NextSTEP-2 Appendix R for Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies. The contract supports NASA's goal of developing innovative solutions for lunar surface logistics and mobility, as part of its broader moon to Mars Architecture.
The partnership positions Sierra Space to ad SwRI study shows Europa's icy surface constantly reshaping
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations showing the moon's surface is not static but reshaped by a variety of external and internal forces.
Europa's surface ice varies in crystallinity depending on location,
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations showing the moon's surface is not static but reshaped by a variety of external and internal forces.
Europa's surface ice varies in crystallinity depending on location, New X-ray Emission Discovery Challenges Understanding of Long-Period Radio Transients
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and international collaborators have uncovered a striking phenomenon: a cosmic object emitting both radio waves and X-rays.
The object, dubbed ASKAP J1832-0911, pulses radio and X-ray emissions every 44 minutes, with each episode lasting two minutes. This marks the first detection of a so-called long-period transi
Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and international collaborators have uncovered a striking phenomenon: a cosmic object emitting both radio waves and X-rays.
The object, dubbed ASKAP J1832-0911, pulses radio and X-ray emissions every 44 minutes, with each episode lasting two minutes. This marks the first detection of a so-called long-period transi