By Cristian Agatie, Published by autoevolution, 23 March 2023 SpaceX recently launched its first group of Starlink V2 Mini satellites, touting improved capabilities, with four times the data capacity of the previous generation. Soon, astronomers noticed that the satellites started to descend rather than rise. On Wednesday, Elon Musk confirmed
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 Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 February, 2023 Most of the people who converged on the Kennedy Space Center in mid-November for the third Artemis 1 launch attempt were focused on the giant Space Launch System rocket standing at Launch Complex 39B and the Orion spacecraft on top. Craig
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 14 February 2023 The $4.5 million SBIR Phase 3 contract has $6 million option for an on-orbit demonstration WASHINGTON – Astranis Space Technologies won a $4.5 million contract to integrate a U.S. military communications waveform on one of the company’s satellite communications payloads, the
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 10 February 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Inmarsat says it is still considering deploying a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of its own despite comments to the contrary by one of its executives this week. Speaking Feb. 8 at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View,
By Chris Young, Published by Interesting Engineering, 9 February 2023 The new technology will help ESA quickly remove satellites from orbit to tackle the growing space debris problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully deployed a braking sail designed to deorbit a small satellite, according to a release. The sail
By Louise Scott, Published by itvx, 25 January 2023 In Shetland, on the shores of the UK's most northerly islands once used by Viking longboats, construction has been completed on the launch facility of a new spaceport. The rugged and remote landscape of Shetland has long drawn visitors from around
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 24 Januart 2023 Calvelli said DoD should stop designing bespoke satellites buses and use commercial products CHANTILLY, Va. — The era of massive satellites needs to be in the rear view mirror for the Department of Defense, the head of military space acquisitions told
