W-3 focused on gathering data for military hypersonic research. The post Varda Space reentry capsule lands in Australia, completes hypersonic research mission appeared first on SpaceNews..
Space computing specialist Ramon.Space announced a deal to supply digital communication channelizer systems for at least 70 upcoming OneWeb satellites, helping transition the constellation to a software-defined network that can be updated in orbit. The post Eutelsat plots digital upgrades for follow-on OneWeb satellites appeared first on SpaceNews..
OroraTech has secured an extra $13 million in Series B venture funding to accelerate the expansion of its wildfire-monitoring constellation, the German satellite operator announced May 14. The post European banks help OroraTech raise more funds for wildfire-monitoring constellation appeared first on SpaceNews..
Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander, IM-2, landed on its side near the Moon’s South Pole because of altimeter interference and lighting conditions according to the company’s president and CEO. During […].
Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University Earth planning date: Monday, May 12, 2025 Curiosity was back to work Monday, picking up where it left off from Friday’s plan. Tosol’s plan started with an APXS analysis on the target “Jeffrey Pine,” though the DRT was kept on the sidelines this time. Curiosity then […].
Written by Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, May 9, 2025 I was on downlink today for SA-SPaH, our robotic arm team. We successfully completed a number of fun arm activities, including a DRT brushing and APXS observations of a bedrock target, and also completed a traverse […].
NASA and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium gathered at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on April 29-May 1, 2025. Team members from 22 organizations in the public-private partnership are collaborating to increase the production rate of composite aircraft, reduce costs, and improve performance. The team discussed results from the Technology […].
Meink most recently served as deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office The post Senate confirms Troy Meink as Air Force secretary with bipartisan support appeared first on SpaceNews..
Read this story in English here. Cuando se prueba un avión de última generación de la NASA, se necesitan herramientas especializadas para realizar pruebas y capturar datos, pero si esas herramientas necesitan mantenimiento, hay que esperar hasta que se reparen. A menos que tengas un respaldo. Por eso, recientemente la NASA ha calibró una nueva […].
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch satellites for its direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation every one to two months starting in July, aiming to begin beta services for AT&T and Verizon in the United States before the end of the year. The post AST SpaceMobile ramping up launches ahead of beta service this year appeared first on SpaceNews..