South Korea is moving on with its drive to be a worldwide space and military power, with the support of the private sector, in order…
Fifth crewed suborbital flight completed by New Shepard
New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system that takes astronauts and research payloads beyond the Kármán line, the internationally recognized frontier of space. It is…
A European legislator wants to strengthen space cooperation between the United States and the European Union
Europe is a major space power: its space industry recorded €74 billion in revenue in 2019, accounting for 15 to 20% of the global market,…
NASA’s Mars MAVEN probe was on the verge of failure for three months
The mission team’s toughest obstacle early this year was meant to be a difficult three-hour briefing to NASA leadership regarding the MAVEN Mars orbiter’s future.…
Starlink’s RV service allows customers to skip the line for a charge
Customers can pay extra to skip lines and link to Starlink’s internet constellations without providing a fixed address, but other customers’ connection speeds would be…
Starlink receives approval from the Philippines
The Philippines has accepted plans to make it the first Southeast Asian country to use SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services. The NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) authorized…
The US Space Force has issued cybersecurity guidelines for commercial satellite service providers
On May 26, the Space Systems Command unveiled a new process for evaluating the cybersecurity of various commercial satellite providers that conduct business with the Pentagon.…
China is aiming for permanently shadowed areas at the lunar south pole
China plans to place spacecraft within permanently shadowed areas near the moon’s south pole to investigate the possibility of trapped resources in craters. In the…
The Quad nations have unveiled a marine monitoring initiative based on satellites
The US, Japan, India, and Australia have agreed to begin a satellite-based project to assist countries in the Indo-Pacific area is tracking illegal fishing as…
A Space Tether could keep dead satellites from colliding with the ground
The E.T.PACK-Fly consortium, that comprises SENER Aeroespacial of Spain, the TU Dresden (Technical University of Dresden), the University of Padova, as well as the Rocket Factory…