Tag: Space

NASA’s new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit (Steve Gorman, Reuters)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, designed to give the world an unprecedented glimpse of infant galaxies in the early stages of the universe, arrived...

‘Amazing milestone’: James Webb Telescope fully deployed in space (Al Jazeera)

The James Webb Space Telescope has completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase, unfolding its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror panel as it readies to study...

China completes 1st in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station’s robotic arm (Fan Anqi, Global Times)

China conducted a successful transposition test of its space station's cargo craft Tianzhou-2 using a home-developed robotic arm early Thursday morning. China completes 1st in-orbit...

Turismo spaziale, la russa Suborbital lancia la sfida a Musk e Bezos (Nicola Desiderio, CorCom)

Il C-21, nuovo modulo di trasporto per i passeggeri, raggiungerà un’altitudine massima di 101 km, portando con sé un pilota e due cosmoturisti che...

Stazione spaziale internazionale, gli Usa rimarranno a bordo fino al 2030 (Nicola Desiderio, CorCom)

La Casa Bianca alla ricerca di nuove collaborazioni per prorogare la propria presenza nel progetto. Ma prima del via libera definitivo sarà necessario un...

How the U.S. can quickly build greater resiliency in space (Sarah Miniero, SpaceNews)

Vice President Harris’s chairmanship of the first National Space Council under the Biden administration earlier this month is a welcome step toward a whole-of-government approach for...

U.S. military looking to build lasting relationships with commercial space industry (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

The U.S. military wants to buy more products and services from commercial space companies. This is easier said than done, however, as the Pentagon...

No decision yet on where to build OneWeb second-generation satellites (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

A week after a OneWeb executive told British officials that the company would move production of its second generation of satellites to the United...

Don’t wait for a disaster: Industry-led space traffic management (Benjamin Staats, SpaceNews)

​In 1956, a mid-air collision between two commercial planes above the Grand Canyon killed all 128 passengers. The rapid growth of commercial air traffic...

Stoke Space raises $65 million for reusable launch vehicle development (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

Stoke Space raised $65 million in a Series A round announced Dec. 15, funding development and testing of the upper stage of a reusable...

Raytheon wins $67 million U.S. Space Force contract to build weather satellite prototype (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

Raytheon Technologies received a $67 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build a weather satellite to provide imagery of cloud cover and...

The missing element of the first National Space Council meeting of the Biden administration (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

If the Biden administration’s space policy has a theme after nearly one year, it’s one of continuity. The White House has avoided major changes in...

Honeywell and Skyloom to produce laser crosslinks for military and commercial satellites (Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews)

U.S. aerospace giant Honeywell announced Dec. 15 it has teamed with telecommunications startup Skyloom to produce laser crosslink terminals for commercial and military satellites.  Optical links enable...

Four NASA Earth Science missions to launch in 2022 (Debra Werner, SpaceNews)

NASA’s Earth Science Division is preparing to launch four satellite missions in 2022 to provide observations of weather conditions, mineral dust, oceans and surface...

Iceye to provide satellite for MDA radar constellation (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

Canada’s MDA is acquiring an X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite from Iceye that will be part of its Chorus system intended to replace...

It’s Not About Star Wars, It’s About Integration (Juliana Suess, RUSI)

Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, joins us to discuss the future of his responsibilities. He talks about his move from being...