By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 7 September 2022 TOULOUSE, France — BAE Systems said Sept. 7 it is developing its first multi-sensor satellite cluster to gather intelligence for military and disaster response needs in 2024. The British aerospace and defense company partnered with Finnish satellite operator Iceye, which is
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 September 2022 The cooperative research and development agreement was signed with U.S. Transportation Command WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Sept. 7 it has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using the company’s space launch vehicles to
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 2 September 2022 Spaceport America and other private space launch facilities worldwide have a new entrant to the market: Canada, which aims to fly 'green' rockets in 2023. Spaceport America is getting a Canadian competitor. A private Canadian rocket facility aims to send clean-tech
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 1 September 2022 Satellite terminals in Alaska will be the main connection to the new EPS-R payloads that will launch in 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has started building a gateway site at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, where it will operate
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 23 August 2022 Aerospace study: 'In crises and conflicts, commercial space actors risk getting caught in the middle of a tense and escalatory environment' WASHINGTON — Experts have labeled the Ukraine conflict the first commercial space war due to the extensive use of private-sector
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 13 September 2022 U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, provides an update on force generation to senior leaders at Headquarters, Space Operations Command on April 26, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo
By David Dickenson, Published by Phys.org 15 August 2022 It's one of the stranger sights of the modern Space Age. Recently, we found ourselves under the relatively dark skies of southern Spain. Sure enough, within a few minutes, we caught sight of a chain of flashing "stars" winking in and
By Chris Young, Published by Interesting Engineering, 11 August 2022 And cleaning up the resulting space debris would be like 'collecting bullets'. SpaceX's Starlink mega-constellation is growing at rocket speed. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the private space company expects "over 4,200 Starlink satellites in operation within 18 months", constituting
