Astra agrees to go private
WASHINGTON — Spacecraft propulsion and launch company Astra Space has accepted a proposal from its founders to take the company...
Office of Space Commerce considers restoring orbital debris regulations for commercial remote sensing licensees
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department office that licenses commercial remote sensing systems is studying whether it should close a potential...
Italian space startup Kurs Orbital raises $4 million in seed funding
WASHINGTON — Kurs Orbital, an Italian startup developing technology for in-space satellite servicing, announced March 7 it has secured $4...
Iceye launches radar satellite service to monitor the high seas
WASHINGTON — Iceye, a company that builds and operates a constellation of microsatellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors,...
Italy in Space: Setting New Records for Electric Propulsion in Routine Operations
On December 1, 2023 at 6:19 PM (UTC), the first Italian all-electric satellite “MicroHETSat”, designed and built by SITAEL for...
SpaceX adds tests to next Starship flight
WASHINGTON — SpaceX is planning a more ambitious set of in-flight tests of its Starship vehicle on its next launch...
New congressional caucus seeks to build support for NASA’s planetary science programs
WASHINGTON — As NASA’s planetary science programs face reduced budgets this year and uncertain prospects for next year, advocates in...
Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific
WASHINGTON — Planet Labs will supply satellite imagery to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for vessel detection...
Rhea Space Activity to fly navigation payloads on lunar lander mission
WASHINGTON — A company developing cislunar navigation systems has won a grant to test its technology on an upcoming commercial...
Launch the ORBITS Act – SpaceNews
The United States government appears to finally be taking on dangerous debris in earth orbit, and two recent efforts may...
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