NATO allies ditch Boeing for new surveillance planes
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 05:08
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday.
The Western military alliance had announced in 2023 that members would acquire six Boeing Wedgetail jets in one of its "biggest-ever" joint purchases as it looked to bolster its capabiliti
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday.
The Western military alliance had announced in 2023 that members would acquire six Boeing Wedgetail jets in one of its "biggest-ever" joint purchases as it looked to bolster its capabiliti Satellites and AI equip policymakers to assess global climate adaptation progress
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 05:08
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agrifood sector.
Researchers analyzed how Earth observation data can be linked to indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, a Paris Agreement initiative to reduce climate vulnerability. Their wo
A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agrifood sector.
Researchers analyzed how Earth observation data can be linked to indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, a Paris Agreement initiative to reduce climate vulnerability. Their wo PLD Space expands rocket subsystem testing leadership in Europe
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
PLD Space is now operating its Teruel Airport testing facility at maximum capacity, with over 155,000 square meters dedicated to rocket development. The company utilizes ten self-designed test benches for its MIURA 5 launcher, establishing the largest private rocket testing infrastructure in Europe and strengthening its vertical integration strategy.
Subsystem qualification for MIURA 5 pro
PLD Space is now operating its Teruel Airport testing facility at maximum capacity, with over 155,000 square meters dedicated to rocket development. The company utilizes ten self-designed test benches for its MIURA 5 launcher, establishing the largest private rocket testing infrastructure in Europe and strengthening its vertical integration strategy.
Subsystem qualification for MIURA 5 pro Blue Origin's New Glenn Nails First Ocean Booster Landing
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant in several ways.
For one, it launched a pair of NASA spacecraft named ESCAPADE, which are headed to Mars orbit to study that planet's magnetic environment and atmosphere. The twin spacecraft wil
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant in several ways.
For one, it launched a pair of NASA spacecraft named ESCAPADE, which are headed to Mars orbit to study that planet's magnetic environment and atmosphere. The twin spacecraft wil Star Catcher achieves milestone for wireless energy delivery to Moon missions
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The lunar South Pole has gained attention from scientific and commercial sectors due to long-term exploration plans and its possible water ice deposits, which may enable future life support and fuel production. Deep craters in permanent shadow make this region a focal point for NASA's Artemis program and other international initiatives.
Recent technology demonstrations aim to overcome hars
The lunar South Pole has gained attention from scientific and commercial sectors due to long-term exploration plans and its possible water ice deposits, which may enable future life support and fuel production. Deep craters in permanent shadow make this region a focal point for NASA's Artemis program and other international initiatives.
Recent technology demonstrations aim to overcome hars Water ice detection campaign prepares lunar robots for Moon mission
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers in Germany have conducted a campaign at the LUNA Analog Facility in Cologne to evaluate how water ice could be located and mapped on the Moon. Instruments and robotic vehicles were used in a simulated lunar environment with a substantial area covered in regolith material similar to Moon dust.
The Polar Explorer campaign at LUNA tested the mobility and sensing abilities of two r
Researchers in Germany have conducted a campaign at the LUNA Analog Facility in Cologne to evaluate how water ice could be located and mapped on the Moon. Instruments and robotic vehicles were used in a simulated lunar environment with a substantial area covered in regolith material similar to Moon dust.
The Polar Explorer campaign at LUNA tested the mobility and sensing abilities of two r Simulated Milky Way with AI and supercomputing sets star modeling milestone
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences in Japan, collaborating with The University of Tokyo and Universitat de Barcelona, have delivered the first simulation of the Milky Way that models over 100 billion individual stars spanning ten thousand years. The project utilized artificial intelligence alongside numerical simulations to achieve this sc
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences in Japan, collaborating with The University of Tokyo and Universitat de Barcelona, have delivered the first simulation of the Milky Way that models over 100 billion individual stars spanning ten thousand years. The project utilized artificial intelligence alongside numerical simulations to achieve this sc LHAASO identifies black holes as source of cosmic ray knee phenomenon
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has released results that clarify the origin of the knee in the cosmic ray energy spectrum. This feature, recognized by its sharp decline in cosmic ray numbers above 3 PeV, has puzzled researchers for nearly 70 years.
Recent studies published in National Science Review and Science Bulletin reveal that micro-quasars powered by black ho
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has released results that clarify the origin of the knee in the cosmic ray energy spectrum. This feature, recognized by its sharp decline in cosmic ray numbers above 3 PeV, has puzzled researchers for nearly 70 years.
Recent studies published in National Science Review and Science Bulletin reveal that micro-quasars powered by black ho Quantum timing and sensing partnership set to reshape space infrastructure
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have formed a strategic partnership to deploy dual-use quantum technology in low-Earth orbit and beyond. The initiative aims to transfer quantum utility from laboratory environments to operational space applications, beginning with the integration of Infleqtion's Tiqker Quantum atomic clock aboard the International Space Station and later on the Starlab platfo
Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have formed a strategic partnership to deploy dual-use quantum technology in low-Earth orbit and beyond. The initiative aims to transfer quantum utility from laboratory environments to operational space applications, beginning with the integration of Infleqtion's Tiqker Quantum atomic clock aboard the International Space Station and later on the Starlab platfo Fast Satellite Ground Synchronization Technology Advances Beam Hopping Communications
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers from Xidian University, CAST-Xi'an Institute of Space Radio Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, and the Global Big Data Technologies Centre at University of Technology Sydney have analyzed the requirements for synchronizing satellite beam hopping with ground signal stations to enhance high-throughput satellite (HTS) communication capacity.
HTS systems use multibeam tec
Researchers from Xidian University, CAST-Xi'an Institute of Space Radio Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, and the Global Big Data Technologies Centre at University of Technology Sydney have analyzed the requirements for synchronizing satellite beam hopping with ground signal stations to enhance high-throughput satellite (HTS) communication capacity.
HTS systems use multibeam tec York Space Systems prepares for public offering as satellite deployments and contract wins drive growth
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
York Space Systems has taken a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded company, formally filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This move follows years of expansion driven by successful satellite launches, delivery of key government projects, and marked financial gains.
Headquartered in Denver, York Space Systems has established itself
York Space Systems has taken a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded company, formally filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This move follows years of expansion driven by successful satellite launches, delivery of key government projects, and marked financial gains.
Headquartered in Denver, York Space Systems has established itself New radiation-tolerant microcontrollers introduced for satellite constellations
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Austin, Texas (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Vorago Technologies announced the release of four new radiation-tolerant microcontrollers designed for low Earth orbit applications, with first shipments expected in early Q1 2026. These chips address the reliability needs of satellite constellations while reducing costs by up to 75% compared to traditional space-grade electronics.
The VA4 family of microcontrollers uses ARM Cortex M4-base
Vorago Technologies announced the release of four new radiation-tolerant microcontrollers designed for low Earth orbit applications, with first shipments expected in early Q1 2026. These chips address the reliability needs of satellite constellations while reducing costs by up to 75% compared to traditional space-grade electronics.
The VA4 family of microcontrollers uses ARM Cortex M4-base Resupply spacecraft prepared for Tiangong station after safe crew return
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft, which will deliver provisions and equipment to the Tiangong space station. A senior engineer confirmed on Saturday that teams are actively testing rocket systems, spaceship hardware, and preparing various payloads for the mission.
The Shenzhou XXII cargo mission will dock with Tiangong after launch.
The China Manned Space Agency is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft, which will deliver provisions and equipment to the Tiangong space station. A senior engineer confirmed on Saturday that teams are actively testing rocket systems, spaceship hardware, and preparing various payloads for the mission.
The Shenzhou XXII cargo mission will dock with Tiangong after launch. China returns research samples from space station to Earth for study
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:59
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
China's space station has delivered 46.67 kilograms of scientific samples from 26 experiments for analysis on Earth, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This ninth transfer of materials saw the Shenzhou-21 return capsule bring back samples from research in life sciences, materials science, and combustion.
China's space station has delivered 46.67 kilograms of scientific samples from 26 experiments for analysis on Earth, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This ninth transfer of materials saw the Shenzhou-21 return capsule bring back samples from research in life sciences, materials science, and combustion. York Space Systems files to go public
Monday, 17 November 2025 23:44
The satellite manufacturer files for IPO as defense-driven demand lures investors