The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor to a wind-monitoring satellite. The post Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/airbus-to-build-aeolus-2-wind-monitoring-satellite/

Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches The post GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/gao-flags-satellite-costs-launch-risks-in-space-force-portfolio/

A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket. The post Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/pegasus-launches-swift-reboost-mission/

HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest single raises for a Chinese commercial satellite maker. The funding round, announced […] The post Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/chinese-satellite-manufacturer-hongqing-raises-191-million/

Verde Technologies is turning to space to commercialize perovskite-based solar panels, shifting its initial focus away from rooftops in a bet that the thin-film material can help power orbital data centers and other large constellations. The post Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space appeared first on

Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an end-to-end space capability for the country. The post Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-to-launch-german-built-planet-imaging-satellite/

WARSAW, Poland — The Polish state-owned bank BGK and European venture capital firm 3TS Capital Partners have unveiled an investment of around 35 million zloty ($10 million) in Poland’s space […] The post Polish space tech company Sybilla Technologies secures funds to enter U.S. market appeared first on SpaceNews. Source:

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit and multi-band connectivity in a single terminal. About Space […] The post Making satellite communications more resilient appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/making-satellite-communications-more-resilient/

A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and NASA’s lack of insight into the vehicle. The post Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.