A transmit antenna at U.S. Space Force's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Australia. (Image: Doug Humphries, BAE Systems) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 August 2025 DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a
Illustration of the Skyrora XL and its launch tower. Credit: Skyrora By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 14 August 2025 Edinburgh-based Skyrora was granted its Spaceflight Operator Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on August 5 — the first vertical launch license awarded to a British company
An artist's rendering shows NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) - NASA/JPL-Caltech By Andrew Freedman, Published by CNN, 13 August 2025 NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside of the
Mission Control Space Services' Persistence mission is housed in a six-unit Spire Global Lemur cubesat equipped with an optical-imaging payload. The cubesat, launched in June on the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare, is undergoing commissioning. Credit: Spire Global By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 12 August 2025 SALT LAKE CITY –
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Defence Industry Europe, Published by defence-industry.eu, 7 August 2025 Telesat Corp., Canada’s largest satellite operator, has expressed interest in contributing to the United States’ proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. The company’s chief executive, Dan Goldberg, said its Lightspeed satellite network “could make valuable contributions” to
South Korea’s first homegrown space launch vehicle, known as Nuri, lifting off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, on Oct. 21, 2021. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) By Yook Jihun, Published by Popular Science, 10 August 20205 The technology offers a flexible alternative to traditional forging for the 'New Space' industry.
Rendering of L3Harris' missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency. Credit: L3Harris By Craig Langford, Published by UK Defence Journal, 10 August 2025 L3Harris Technologies has advanced its latest missile warning and tracking system into production following the completion of Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review for the U.S.
By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 9 August 2025 WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines has decided to bring in-house the production of satellites for a cislunar communications system, giving the company more schedule control and the ability to pursue other satellite opportunities. In an Aug. 7 earnings call, Intuitive Machines
