MUNICH — For more than a year, questions have swirled about Artemis changes and the Gateway’s role in U.S. lunar ambitions. Following NASA’s March 24 decision to halt work on Gateway, the lunar-orbiting station that had been intended to support astronauts before and after lunar surface missions, Europe

India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced March 27 it has raised $20 million to ramp up production of its satellite propulsion systems after securing its first large commercial customer outside the country. The post India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/

On this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Mark Bigham, the Vice President of Defense Programs at Longshot Space Technologies Corporation, a new hardware startup […] The post Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit with Mark Bigham appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/building-a-hypersonic-pathway-to-orbit-with-mark-bigham/

The Earth observation sector is experiencing a golden age. Satellite hardware and launch costs have plummeted, and computer power, driven by AI and analytics, continues to improve. That’s led to a genuine revolution in precision agriculture and automated supply chain monitoring.  For agribusinesses, investors and regulators, it’s an

NASA’s proposed changes to its support of commercial space stations have created concern and confusion among companies developing them, the head of an industry organization warned. The post Industry says proposed NASA changes to commercial space station plans create confusion appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/industry-says-proposed-nasa-changes-to-commercial-space-station-plans-create-confusion/

SAN FRANCISCO – Canadian startup SBQuantum plans to send a quantum diamond magnetometer into low-Earth orbit March 30 on a Spire Global satellite flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Spire is providing the satellite, ground stations and data processing for SBQuantum’s magnetometer, which is roughly the size of a

Japanese company ispace is revising its lunar lander design and further delaying the first mission by its American subsidiary while also unveiling plans for a lunar satellite constellation. The post ispace redesigns lunar lander, introduces lunar communications service appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/ispace-redesigns-lunar-lander-introduces-lunar-communications-service/

Commercial space tracking data shows U.S. satellites coordinating maneuvers to maintain proximity and continuous observation of a pair of Chinese spacecraft in geostationary orbit. The post U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/u-s-gssap-satellites-execute-geo-handoff-to-monitor-chinas-shijian-29-spacecraft/

The new headquarters building is expected to be completed by 2031 The post Space Command begins phased move to Alabama  appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/space-command-begins-phased-move-to-alabama/

While government agencies are increasingly turning to commercial contracting mechanisms for space capabilities, that does not necessarily translate to additional business opportunities for the companies offering them. The post Government use of commercial procurement models has limitations in space appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/government-use-of-commercial-procurement-models-has-limitations-in-space/

The company is scaling up production as it looks to build a 258-satellite network to provide positioning, navigation and timing services The post Xona raises $170 million for satellite navigation network appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/xona-raises-170-million-for-satellite-navigation-network/