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FAA Reschedules Public Hearings on SpaceX’s Plans for More Launches from Boca Chica

On the heels of SpaceX’s largely successful Starship test flight yesterday, the FAA has released a revised draft environmental assessment of SpaceX’s proposal to increase the cadence of launches at....

Sols 4368-4369: The Colors of Fall – and Mars

Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 I am in the U.K., where we are approaching the time when trees are just branches and twigs. One tree that still has its full foliage is my little quince tree in my front garden. Its leaves have turned reddish-brown with a hint of orange, fairly dark by […].

Investors betting on space growth under Trump administration

Investors are preparing for the incoming Trump administration to expand the defense budgets driving the space industry’s growth..

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Starlink 6-66 mission comes near the end of a week during which SpaceX launched three Falcon 9 rockets in less than 20 hours and a Starship rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 11:07 a.m. EST (1607 UTC)..

Space Force chief observes Starship test launch, signaling military interest

The Space Force is ‘monitoring Starship's progress and look forward to potentially leveraging its capabilities in the future’.

Transforming Geospatial Intelligence: Data Labeling for AI – Webinar Replay

Join us November 20 at 1:00 PM EST for a discussion on a groundbreaking initiative from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) — a $700 million investment in data labeling to empower artificial intelligence in geospatial intelligence..

Teledyne Space Imaging partners with Satlantis on very high-resolution sensor

BREMEN, Germany — Teledyne Space Imaging is collaborating with Satlantis to develop key electronics for a sensor for Earth observation and planetary exploration. The two companies announced the partnership Nov. […].

Lockheed Martin teams with Iceye to advance AI-enabled targeting

The collaboration focuses on automated target recognition (ATR) technologies that leverage AI and radar satellite imagery to identify and classify objects.

Inversion Space raises $44 million

Inversion Space has raised $44 million to further development of reentry vehicles to deliver cargo from space..

NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission

NASA is working with U.S. industry to develop the human landing systems that will safely carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back throughout the agency’s Artemis campaign. For Artemis III, the first crewed return to the lunar surface in over 50 years, NASA is working with SpaceX to develop […].