Shares in direct-to-smartphone satellite players tumbled Jan. 29 after Apple enabled iPhones with a T-Mobile cellular plan to join beta tests for SpaceX’s rival service in the United States. The post iPhone Starlink compatibility sends direct-to-smartphone stocks sliding appeared first on SpaceNews..
Portland, Oregon-based AscendArc, founded by a former SpaceX principal engineer, emerged from stealth Jan. 29 after raising $4 million to enter the growing market for small geostationary communications satellites. The post AscendArc emerges from stealth to take on small GEO market appeared first on SpaceNews..
California startup Hestus has raised $1.5 million to develop an AI copilot for Computer-Aided Design software. The post SpaceRyde founder’s startup offers CAD copilot appeared first on SpaceNews..
The Space RCO tapped 10 companies for its inaugural Prime Fusion Pilot Accelerator The post U.S. Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office selects companies for tech accelerator appeared first on SpaceNews..
California-based Castelion is seeking to disrupt the market with fast-paced manufacturing and lower costs The post SpaceX veterans’ hypersonic weapons startup secures $100 million appeared first on SpaceNews..
This is all pretty bonkers for a lot of reasons..
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to share information about the agency’s upcoming PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27. The agency’s PUNCH mission is a constellation of four small satellites. When they arrive […].
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than spring 2025. Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, will command the commercial mission, while ISRO […].
NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.” The post NASA rules out immediate Crew-9 return, saying astronauts will come back “as soon as practical” appeared first on SpaceNews..
SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle… The post Following Flight 7 SpaceX line up future Starships appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..