A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Feb. 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT). (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 14 February 2024 USSF-124 will send six satellites to orbit — two for the Missile Defense Agency
Image credit: Hackaday By Maya Posch, Published by Hackaday, 7 February 2024 Imagine taking a significant amount of metals and other materials out of the Earth’s crust and scattering it into the atmosphere from space. This is effectively what we have been doing ever since the beginning of the Space
Pale Blue is developing a water-fueled Hall-effect thruster for 100 to 500-kilogram satellites. Credit: Pale Blue By Jason Rainbow, Publishd by Space News, 7 February 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — Japan has awarded Tokyo-based small satellite thruster developer Pale Blue a grant worth up to $27 million to upgrade its water-based propulsion technology
(Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld) Published by spaceweather.com, 3 February 2024 Something unprecedented is happening in Earth orbit. In only a few short years, the satellite population has skyrocketed, more than doubling since 2020. In the past year alone, more satellites have been launched than during the first thirty years of the
Illustration of satellite coverage for telecommunications services. Credit: ESA-Science Office By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 2 February 2024 HELSINKI — Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology has raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943 million) for the construction of its G60 low Earth orbit megaconstellation. SSST recently secured the series A funding
A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021. Credit: CCTV/framegrab By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 31 January 2024 HELSINKI — China’s experimental reusable spacecraft recently performed maneuvers to raise its orbit but is apparently yet to release objects as
Illustration of the Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker, or GAS-T. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 January 2024 The company’s Passive Refueling Module is the first to be officially adopted as an interface standard for military satellites. The Space Force also will support Northrop Grumman’s development
By Victoria Budiono, Published by the Star Advertiser, 22 January 2024 Efforts are underway to reinsert Hawaii as a player in America’s aerospace and outer space industries. “During (then-Gov. David) Ige’s administration, he got rid of the office of aerospace, which I thought was a huge mistake,” said state Sen.
