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
By Debra Werner, Published by SpaceNews, 10 March 2023 SAN FRANCISCO – Someday, satellites may operate autonomously, dodging debris and resolving their own software issues. For now, engineers continuously monitor satellites to detect and diagnose problems. “Satellites are not ready to make decisions about what to do because they don’t
By Marcin Fracklewicz, Published by ts2.space, 10 March 2023 How LEO Military Satellites Enhance Global Communications and Data Security Recent advances in technology have allowed the military to make use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to improve global communications and data security. LEO satellites provide a secure, wireless connection
By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 9 March 2023 Scientists call for collective effort to protect Earth’s orbit from dangers posed by space junk Satellite makers and operators must be held responsible for the growing hazard of space debris, according to experts who say a legally binding global treaty
