Ovzon’s first fully owned satellite has reached its geostationary position after a five-month journey in space and passed initial health checks, the Swedish broadband operator announced.

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While NASA has long hoped for extractable water ice on the lunar surface, making use of the resource may be harder than expected.

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NASA and Boeing will keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station for at least four more days to perform additional testing of the commercial crew vehicle before it returns to Earth.

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Join our expert panelists as they dive into the growing race for moon resources. With nations and companies now vying for water, metals, and minerals across the lunar surface, will NASA’s commercial strategy prove effective? And can countries […]

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As of June 14, 2024, exactly one year has passed on Pluto since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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Kayhan Space unveiled Satcat, a new source for information on objects and events in Earth orbit.

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The four instruments on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning science data for the first time since a computer malfunction last November, as scientists hope to keep the mission operating for up to another decade.

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Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal

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Global satellite industry revenue climbed 2% year-on-year to $285 billion for 2023, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s 27th annual space economy snapshot released June 13.

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The committee cut $900 million from the Space Force’s proposed $29.6 billion budget

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is interested in “commercial unclassified non-Earth imaging and associated analytics"

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In this, the first episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Candace Givens, Sector VP Mission Assurance, Northrop Grumman.

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Virgin Galactic has approved a reverse stock split intended to boost the company’s stock price and avoid delisting.

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German startup Vyoma has picked six-year-old Belgian venture Aerospacelab to build a second small satellite for its proposed space debris-monitoring constellation.

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LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.

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China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.

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Armenia signed the Artemis Accords regarding safe and responsible space exploration June 12, the tenth country to do so this year.

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Nine members of Congress have asked NASA to reconsider any significant changes to operations of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory linked to proposed cuts in the space telescope’s budget.

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Thales, Spire Global and the European Satellite Services Provider announced a memorandum of cooperation June 13 to develop a satellite constellation dedicated to air traffic surveillance.  

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Planet's senior vice president Troy Toman says the company is resetting expectations around AI’s capabilities to solve complex problems

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European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.

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Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year.

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The company will develop 21-inch diameter solid rocket motors for the second stage of the Standard Missile 6

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Satellite manufacturing startup Apex has raised $95 million to allow it to ramp up production of “productized” satellite buses to tap into growing demand, particularly from national security customers.

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