Auria Space and Sphinx Defense will develop competing versions of what the Space Force calls a “joint antenna marketplace" The post Space Force selects vendors to build cloud-based ground station marketplaces appeared first on SpaceNews..
JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, captured this view of Jupiter’s northern high latitudes during the spacecraft’s 69th flyby of the giant planet on Jan. 28, 2025. Jupiter’s belts and zones stand out in this enhanced color rendition, along with the turbulence along their edges caused by winds going in different directions. […].
German launch services provider Exolaunch is working with non-U.S. customers to reclaim most of the tariffs they must pay to deploy their satellites via SpaceX. The post Foreign SpaceX launch customers seek relief from U.S. tariffs appeared first on SpaceNews..
The Falcon 9 rocket will fly in a south-easterly trajectory once its lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX is targeting a launch at 6:15 p.m. PDT (9:15 p.m. EDT, 0115 UTC). .
NASA will host a live Twitch event to highlight the ongoing Moon Mascot Challenge, which invites the public to design a zero gravity indicator for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Viewers will have the opportunity to provide real-time input to an artist who will create an example of a zero […].
Headed for Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft did some sightseeing, using a flyby of Mars to calibrate its infrared imaging instrument. On its recent swing by Mars, NASA’s Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft’s thermal imaging instrument so they […].
The Defense Innovation Unit added more than a dozen new companies to its Hybrid Space Architecture project. The post Pentagon taps more firms to build commercial-military satellite network appeared first on SpaceNews..
The defense giant eyes new SRM supplier as demand surges for hypersonic and missile systems The post Lockheed Martin increases investment in solid rocket startup X-Bow Systems appeared first on SpaceNews..
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Dennis Leveson-Gower and Laura Iraci. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Dennis Leveson-Gower Dennis Leveson-Gower, Assistant Branch Chief of Bioengineering, has contributed to numerous […].
On April 17, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations of the Space Force, released his third major statement on Competitive Endurance — a strategic framework designed to guide […] The post Countering China’s space stalkers: helping turn Competitive Endurance from theory into practice appeared first on SpaceNews..