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China has conducted rendezvous and proximity operations tests involving a prototype cargo spacecraft and a satellite in a step towards low-cost orbital infrastructure. The post Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.
Europe's first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.
COLORADO SPRINGS – After announcing a $5 million seed round in January, Indian startup TakeMe2Space seeks to raise $55 million to establish a 50-kilowatt orbital data center. “What is key for us is to demonstrate that we can play the orbital data center game globally,” TakeMe2Space founder Ronak Kumar Samantray told SpaceNews. “There’s a lot […] The post India’s TakeMe2Space sets sights on 50-kilowatt data center appeared first on SpaceNews.
COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. government agencies are working with industry to develop tools to disrupt missiles before they take flight, a timespan called ‘left of launch.’ “We’re looking at different aspects of the threat as it evolves,” Erich Hernandez-Baquero, Raytheon Intelligence and Space vice president of space intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, said at the Space Symposium. […] The post Countering missile threats ‘left of launch’ appeared first on SpaceNews.
Taiwan’s space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the scale and growing strategic importance of networks like Starlink. The post Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation amid calls for more space collaboration appeared first on SpaceNews.
Companies proposing to develop commercial space stations are pushing back against claims by NASA that a market for such stations has yet to develop. The post Companies make the case for commercial space station markets appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The new satellite platform is being positioned to compete in the emerging “micro GEO” market for space-based communications and sensing The post Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space team on new mid-size satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
All Points Logistics has signed an agreement with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to construct satellite processing facilities on center property. The post All Points signs agreement to build payload processing facilities at KSC appeared first on SpaceNews.
The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s minister for education and science; Jānis Beķeris, chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States; and […]
BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites. That’s why the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado — part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — is […] The post How space weather forecasting keeps astronauts (and satellites) safe appeared first on SpaceNews.
Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and exploration capabilities. During NASA’s “Ignition” event March 24, the agency announced two new Earth science mission concepts, called EAGLE and FALCON. The announcements were largely overlooked at an event that focused on development of a lunar […] The post NASA seeks commercial and exploration links for new Earth science missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Alyssa Goessler on what’s driving the optimism in the space economy. They discuss the rigor needed in evaluating companies, the […] The post The optimism in the space economy with Alyssa Goessler appeared first on SpaceNews.
In this photo taken on April 6, 2026, a portion of the Moon’s far side is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. A section of Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under […]
Nine-year-old Kai's podcast explores how quantum technologies can transform our daily lives.
The engine test, called a static fire, saw the company ignite all seven of its BE-4 engines for less than half a minute. Local maritime and aviation hazards suggest a launch could happen as soon as Sunday, April 19.
Now that the Artemis 2 mission has been successfully completed, it’s worth taking a look at where NASA stands on the role of humans in exploring space and what its path forward should be. Doing this is especially important today, with some people questioning on line whether we can afford the cost of sending humans […] The post Artemis 2 is a benchmark in our space exploration program — and it depends on steady NASA funding appeared first on SpaceNews.
Voyager Technologies will be the third company to fly a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, gaining experience for its commercial station. The post Voyager to fly private astronaut mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aethero is preparing to deploy its most powerful computing payload yet this fall, aiming to bring data center-style processing to orbit and expand the scale of AI workloads that can be handled in space. The post Aethero developing Titan satellite to advance space-based data center ambitions appeared first on SpaceNews.
COLORADO SPRINGS – Commercial satellite operator PlanetiQ will develop and launch spacecraft equipped with next-generation instruments to gather terrestrial and space weather data with a $15 million U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract announced April 16. The STRATFI agreement is “a big indication from the U.S. government that our technology matters and they […] The post PlanetiQ secures $15 million Air Force STRATFI contract appeared first on SpaceNews.
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.
Officials say the Space Development Agency’s ‘go fast’ model will live on under new portfolio-based organization The post Space Force reorg signals end of SDA as standalone agency appeared first on SpaceNews.
Early-stage space investor Seraphim Space has formed a global advisory council of industry, policy and investment leaders to inform its long-term strategy as geopolitical and technology advances rapidly reshape the sector. The post Seraphim forms space advisory council appeared first on SpaceNews.
Service leaders warn workforce gaps and acquisition bottlenecks could slow delivery of new tech The post Meink: Space Force must ‘execute’ as budget set to surge appeared first on SpaceNews.
The U.S. Space Force said that it down-selected the company owned by Jeff Bezos to potentially develop a new launch site in California.
The President, the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Space Operations are all saying it: We no longer have the luxury of time. This isn’t rhetoric. It is a direct response to a fundamental change in our strategic and geopolitical environment. The Department is on a wartime footing. For those in the business of […] The post Defining acquisition on a wartime footing appeared first on SpaceNews.
Listen to this audio excerpt from Rebekah Tolatovicz, a mechanical technician lead supporting the Orion spacecraft’s main contractor Lockheed Martin: At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, there is a fleet of Orion spacecraft in work, and Rebekah Tolatovicz’s hands have helped build each one. Tolatovicz works to build, integrate, and test the spacecraft used […]
NASA and Voyager Technologies have signed an order for the seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than 2028 from Florida. This is the company’s first selection for a private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, underscoring NASA’s ongoing investment in fostering a commercial space economy and expanding […]
NASA plans to seek proposals for commercial communications services that can be backward compatible with the agency’s aging fleet of relay satellites. NASA issued April 10 a draft solicitation for Project NEXUS, a part of the broader Commercial Services Project. That is an effort by the agency to move from traditional government owned and operated […] The post NASA seeks proposals for commercial TDRSS replacement appeared first on SpaceNews.
Experiments and supplies bound for the International Space Station launched on April 11 as part of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission. As part of the approximately 11,000 pounds cargo that lifted off inside the company’s Cygnus XL spacecraft, NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) launched six CubeSats built by U.S. educational institutions […]
AUSTIN, Texas (April 13, 2026) – Emerson announced the NI Channel Emulator System Software (CHESS) platform today at the 2026 Space Symposium conference in Colorado, introducing a new software-defined approach that enables aerospace and defense teams to validate mission-critical radio frequency […] The post Emerson Launches Innovative Software-Driven Method for High-Fidelity Aerospace RF Testing appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Science at NSTA Hyperwall Schedule, April 16-18, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #1265) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. THURSDAY, APRIL 16 11:00 AMTeaching Space Weather in the Artemis Mission EraChristina Milotte11:15 AM5E StoryMaps using NASA ResourcesTina HarteBallinger11:30 AMGrowing Beyond Earth: A Partnership BetweenFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden […]
Description An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) shows the chemical signatures of water ice (shown in bright blue) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (orange) in Cygnus X, one of the most active and turbulent regions of star birth in our Milky Way galaxy. One […]
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an unprecedented scale. Covering regions in our Milky Way galaxy more than 600 light-years across, the ice was found inside giant molecular clouds — vast regions of gas and dust where dense clumps of […]
Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varies over time.
For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.
Liftoff of the Starlink 17-27 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 9:29:49 p.m. PDT (12:29:49 a.m. EDT / 0429:49 UTC).
"We believe this is the final nail in the coffin of the proton radius puzzle."
"It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth."
The Starlink 10-24 mission will add another 29 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:33:10 a.m. EDT (0933:10 UTC).
The vehicle launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, April 11, at 7:41 a.m. EDT (1141 UTC). Capture by the space station’s Canadarm2 is happened on Monday, April 13, at 12:19 pm CT (1:19 pm ET / 1719 UTC).
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
"I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
Dense drops of oobleck with high shear rates spread out like a liquid before stiffening into a solid.
When the Artemis 2 Orion crew capsule returns to Earth after flying around the moon, it will hit the discernible atmosphere some 75 miles above the Pacific Ocean at a blistering 24,000 mph, fast enough to fly from New York to London in less than 10 minutes.
Supposed “first octopus” was something else entirely.
After leaks on Artemis I and II, Orion's next flight to the Moon will need new valves.
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