By Alex Lawson, Published by the BBC, 16 March 2023 Satellite launch company hunts for funding lifeline following failed attempt from UK soil Virgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its workforce as it hunts for a funding lifeline. The satellite launch company, based in California, will put all
Published by the BBC, 15 March 2023 A Cornwall-based satellite and space company has bought two American teleports to help increase its satellite coverage. Goonhilly Earth Station said it hoped the move would boost Cornwall's presence in the international satellite communication market. The site on the Lizard is the world's
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 13 March 2023 "There are hard kill and soft kill capabilities, if you will, that we're funding," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said with regards to offensive space weapons, but none that would created dangerous space debris. WASHINGTON — There has long been
By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 13 March 2023 Japan's Pale Blue water-based propulsion system successfully completed its initial test on board the nanosatellite. Japanese company Pale Blue pulled off the first test of its experimental water vapor propulsion system, flying a nano-satellite for the first time in space using
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 13 March 2023 WASHINGTON — NASA is projecting spending nearly $1 billion on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of the decade to provide redundancy for safely disposing of the station. NASA released additional details March 13 about its
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 13 March 2023 Maj. Gen. Mike Greiner: “We think this was a low-risk move to help free up resources” WASHINGTON — With several GPS satellites in storage awaiting launch opportunities, the U.S. Space Force decided to press pause on new orders, the top Air
By Susan Edmunds, Published by Stuff, 12 March 2023 Rocket Lab has US$38 million (NZ$61.96m) in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed on Friday (UST). SVP the United States’ 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money amid anxiety over the bank’s health. It was the second-biggest bank failure
An Angara-A5 rocket is prepared for a test launch at the Russian Plesetsk facility in December 2020. (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP) By Maxim Starchak, Published by Defense News, 12 March 2023 MOSCOW — Russia launched its sixth Tundra early warning satellite in November and has four more
