Space

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have signed a new agreement outlining their roles investigating commercial space accidents. The agencies announced Sept. 9 that they signed a new memorandum of agreement, updating one signed 22 years ago. The agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of the agencies in

CEO John Serafini said the company’s focus on defense and intelligence makes it more recession-proof WASHINGTON — Following a surge in demand for the company’s services during the war in Ukraine, HawkEye 360 is looking at a new round of funding, and possibly going public in a couple of years, CEO John Serafini said Sept.

WASHINGTON — Iridium will launch five of its remaining six ground spare satellites on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2023, the company announced Sept. 8. Iridium said it selected SpaceX for the launch of the five satellites, sharing a launch with other, unnamed payloads. The launch is scheduled for the middle of 2023 from

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communication Commission wants to require operators of low Earth orbit satellites to deorbit their spacecraft within five years after their mission ends, a much shorter timeframe than currently required. The FCC issued a draft order Sept. 8 setting a “five-year rule” for post-mission disposal of LEO satellites. The commission will take

Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) is a key supplier to satellite constellations. New Space and commercial customers trust in Beyond Gravity for the deployment of satellites into space as well as for controlling, positioning and thermal protection of satellites in orbit. “Commercial and New Space customers trust in us for the deployment of satellites into

WASHINGTON — NASA awarded a $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop a spacesuit to be used on the first Artemis landing mission, although the design of the suit remains under wraps. NASA announced Sept. 7 it selected Axiom to develop the “moonwalking system” for the Artemis 3 mission, including the design, development

WASHINGTON — A joint U.S.-French Earth science mission is ready to be delivered to California for a launch now scheduled for early December, a slight delay caused in part because of transportation issues. Thales Alenia Space, the prime contractor for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft, said Sept. 6 it is making final

SAN FRANCISCO – Near Space Labs announced plans Sept. 7 to provide free high-resolution Earth imagery to researchers, universities and nonprofit organizations. Brooklyn-based NSL will share 10-centimeter-resolution imagery of the most populous U.S. cities over a period of 12 months through its Community Resilience & Innovation Earth Imagery Grant program. The five-year old startup established

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 transport cargo around the world. The cooperative research and development agreement known as a

WASHINGTON — NASA will attempt to fix on the pad a liquid hydrogen seal that caused a Space Launch System scrub, keeping open the option to proceed with a new launch attempt later this month. In a statement late Sept. 6, NASA said that technicians will proceed with plans to replace the seal for the

Aerospace Corp. says the 90,000-square-foot Space Warfighting Center will provide high-tech tools for military space agencies WASHINGTON — Aerospace Corp. on Sept. 7 unveiled a new facility in Colorado Springs equipped with digital engineering and simulation labs to support military space programs.  The $100 million 90,000-square-foot Space Warfighting Center will provide work areas and digital

The company won a $540,000 small business contract known as a TACFI, or Tactical Funding Increase WASHINGTON — Saber Astronautics announced Sept. 5 the U.S. Space Force has extended the company’s contract to develop a space domain awareness tool designed for satellite operators. The company won a $540,000 small business contract known as a TACFI,