The Space Development Agency awarded three contracts to build 54 missile tracking satellites. (Space Development Agency) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 16 January 2024 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency selected three companies to build 18 satellites each for its space-based missile warning, tracking and defense constellation. The
International Space Station (from Society for Science) By Eric Lagatta, Published by USA Today, 16 January 2024 After two decades, NASA is laying the groundwork for plans to safely deorbit and land the International Space Station, the largest of its kind ever built, by 2030. The International Space Station has been continuously
Osaka-based startup, plans to develop a ground-based laser system to help knock out space junk (Interesting Engineering). By Christopher McFadden, Published by Interesting Engineering, 15 January 2024 To combat the issue of space debris, Australia's EOS Space and Japan's EX-Fusion will develop a laser system to remove it from Earth's
Satellite Dishes (Defense One) Presented by Booz Allen, Published by Defense One, 12 January 2024 Advancing AI to Ensure Freedom and Safety in Space SPEED READ There’s an urgent need for advanced AI as an expected surge in the number of active satellites by 2030 makes space increasingly “competitive, congested,
A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center carrying Japan's IGS Optical 8 reconnaissance satellite. (Image credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 12 January 2024 The IGS Optical 8 satellite lifted off atop an H-2A rocket on Thursday night (Jan.
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 4 January 2024 SpaceX alone was responsible for 98 of the 109 launch attempts made by the US in 2023, and 1,937 of the 2,234 US satellites successfully orbited. WASHINGTON — The United States led the world, far surpassing both China and Russia,
The Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 12 January 2024 There's not much available real estate to grow Cape Canaveral's launch capacity. A lot goes into a successful rocket launch. It's not just reliable engines, computers, and sophisticated guidance
(Image credit: Intuitive Machines) By Monisha Ravisetti, published by Space.com, 10 January 2024 Despite anomalies experienced by the Peregrine lunar lander, scientists are looking ahead to upcoming missions under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. NEW ORLEANS — It was only two days ago when Peregrine, the inaugural private lander
