Artist's impression of the 5km diameter central core of Square Kilometre Array (SKA) antennas. Credit: SPDO/TDP/DRAO/Swinburne Astronomy Productions By Brian Koberlein, Published by Universe Today, 7 October 2023 Radio astronomy and satellite communication have a long common history. Advances made in one field have benefitted the other, and our modern
A file photo of Miura-1. Spanish company PLD Space has carried out Europe’s first private rocket launch. Photograph: Pld Space/Reuters Published by The Guardian, 7 October 2023 Startup PLD Space says launch of Miura-1 is ‘just the beginning’ amid European drive to send satellites into orbit Spanish company PLD Space
U.S. Space Force Sgt. Cassidy Basney (left) and Specialist 4 Neale Hart (right) provide intelligence assessments to drive simulated combat operations during Space Flag 22-3 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Aug. 16, 2022. Space Force photo by Judi Tomich. By Unshin Lee Harpley, Published by Air and Spaceforces, 6
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 The company recently detected unusual maneuvers by Russia’s Luch Olymp-K-2 inspector satellite WASHINGTON — When Russia launched the Luch Olymp K-2 geostationary spy satellite in March, analysts expected it would carry out signals intelligence-gathering missions much like its predecessor Luch Olymp-K-1
Stoke Space said the $100 million Series B round will fund continued development of a fully reusable two-stage rocket it calls Nova. Credit: Stoke Space Technologies By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — Stoke Space, a startup that recently tested a prototype of the upper stage
A suborbital version of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket, dubbed HASTE, launched for the first time June 17, demonstrating its utility to support hypersonic testing. (NASA/Patrick Black) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — In the six months since Rocket Lab revealed its hypersonic test vehicle,
Concept art shows the potential for directed energy weapons against unmanned systems. (Lockheed Martin) By Joe Lonsdale, Published by C4ISRNET, 6 October 2023 We live in an increasingly gray zone and asymmetric world, where coercive actions must be effective against near-peer adversaries and non-state actors alike. Ukraine is largely a
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic continued its monthly cadence of commercial suborbital spaceflights Oct. 6, carrying three customers that included the
