MILAN – PLD Space signed a 30 million euro ($35 million) venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on April 7, a move to support the final development stage of MIURA 5, PLD’s lightweight rocket. Miura 5, which is designed to deploy roughly 540 kilograms to 1 ton

he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts. It is building a strategy around the assumption that it will. The post A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/a-new-kind-of-arsenal-commercial-satellites/

China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to the country’s megaconstellation projects. The post China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/china-conducts-pair-of-long-march-launches-for-thousand-sails-and-guowang-megaconstellations/

Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which are subtle, cumulative, and difficult to predict. When humans were last on the lunar surface in 1972, they stayed for just over three days. On

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to launch in 2027, will deploy solar arrays to provide far more power than the solar panels mounted on Precision, the bus

The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites The post Space Force taps 14 firms for $1.8 billion GEO surveillance program appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/space-force-taps-14-firms-for-1-8-billion-geo-surveillance-program/

The new architecture combines high resolution with rapid revisit The post Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/vantor-to-expand-imaging-satellite-fleet-adding-smallsats-to-increase-revisit-rates/

The contract supports next-generation GPS IIIF satellites through 2030 The post Lockheed Martin wins $105 million contract for GPS ground control system as OCX winds down appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-wins-105-million-contract-for-gps-ground-control-system-as-ocx-winds-down/

‘Comet Mini’ and ‘Comet XL’ target energy-intensive missions The post Apex to develop larger satellites for missile defense, space-based computing appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/apex-to-develop-larger-satellites-for-missile-defense-space-based-computing/

Improving the accuracy of space situational awareness data and using tighter thresholds for potential conjunctions can help retire most satellite collision risk in LEO, a new study concludes. The post Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/improved-thresholds-and-ssa-accuracy-can-reduce-most-satellite-collision-risk/