ESCAPADE trajectory design creates new options for Mars smallsat missions
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 17:02
An alternative trajectory developed for a NASA Mars smallsat mission could enable other missions to go to Mars outside the constraints of conventional launch windows.
Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 16:57
Geost’s technology is used in U.S. national security missions, including missile warning and tracking, space surveillance, and tactical reconnaissance
Ariane 6 infographic: countdown to liftoff
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 15:05
TraCSS moving past beta test of space traffic coordination system
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 14:28
The Office of Space Commerce is moving beyond the beta-test phase of its space traffic coordination system as it prepares to enter service in January.
Viasat Unveils HaloNet Capability Portfolio for Near-Earth Communications and Beyond
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 14:11
Viasat’s modular portfolio of capabilities offers space-to-ground connectivity and relay solutions for resilient and responsive data transport
Earth rocks help hone techniques for future Mars samples
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Autonomy improves performance of Aerospace cubesat optical links
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 13:00
SALT LAKE CITY – Aerospace Corp. is refining technology to enable cubesats to share data through optical links, after demonstrating the capability early this year.
Ariane 6: preparing flight VA264 for liftoff
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 12:30
MetOp-SG-A1 travelled onboard the Canopée ship. Our teams at the European spaceport in French Guiana have been quite busy making sure both the rocket and the payloads are ready for flight VA264.
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package – is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on August 2025.
MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of satellites. The mission as a whole not only ensures the continued delivery of global observations from
Crewed Mars missions will require a new ascent vehicle
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 12:00
America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration of Mars.
Space Force 2026 budget: an $11B boon or bubble?
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 11:00
Experts caution that the budget’s method of funding matters just as much as the amount.
ThrustMe, Marble and Reflex to test iodine-fueled Hall-effect thruster
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 11:00
SALT LAKE CITY — French propulsion startup ThrustMe has high expectations for an iodine-fueled Hall-effect thruster set to launch in 2026 on a Marble Imaging satellite built by Reflex Aerospace.
Telespazio joins forces with Digantara and Intella
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 11:00
SALT LAKE CITY — Telespazio Germany announced plans Aug. 12 to enhance its EASE-Rise mission management platform with Digantara space situational awareness (SSA) services and Intella artificial intelligence tools.
Falcon 9 nearing its peak launch rate
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 10:12
SpaceX launched a set of Project Kuiper satellites Aug.
CREAM: avoiding collisions in space through automation
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 07:00
Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. With over 11 000 active satellites and many thousands more expected in the coming years as well as over 1.2 million pieces of space debris greater than 1 cm, the risk of in-orbit collisions has turned into a daily operational concern. ESA is investing in automation technologies that can help satellite operators respond more effectively to collision risks.
Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 06:10