Quantum Key Distribution, or QKD, has drawn significant attention in the space industry. By making use of cryptographic security rooted in the laws of physics, it promises to safeguard communications […]
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Announcing this year’s finalists for the SpaceNews Icon Awards, highlighting innovation, exploration and industry leadership. The SpaceNews Icon Awards celebrate the year’s most iconic achievements shaping the direction of the […]
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MILAN — China added a fifth Gaofen-12 satellite to its national Earth observation system Tuesday, while providing no details regarding its capabilities. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at […]
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Axiom Space showed off the flight design of the Artemis spacesuit it is developing for NASA with the assistance of Prada.
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MILAN – When commercial suborbital spaceflight companies lose the liability protection they currently enjoy, insurance coverage may initially be quite expensive. That was the conclusion of a paper, by PwC […]
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The European Space Agency has awarded a group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator, a 36 million euro ($39 million) contract to develop a low Earth orbit optical relay network.
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MILAN – National and international debris mitigation standards and policies are evolving rapidly to keep pace with increasingly complex space operations. With several large constellations poised to take flight and […]
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Venturi Astrolab, a company developing large lunar rovers for roles that include transporting astronauts on Artemis missions, will first fly a smaller rover primarily as a tech demo mission.
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Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November.
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MILAN — China successfully launched the second group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation Tuesday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch […]
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Army’s greater focus on space is part of the military’s strategy for "multi-domain operations”
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In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Kirk Konert, a Managing Partner and board member at AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI is a private equity firm with over $6 billion in assets. AEI is a prime example of how institutional investors are now helping shape the space industry.
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MILAN – Many institutional investors and private equity firms aren’t looking to invest in the space sector. To attract funding, it may help to stop talking about space and explain […]
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The question we’re most often asked by government and industry executives in our overseas travels is “How do we increase our participation in space activities?” With over 100 countries already […]
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Antarctica Capital has sold geospatial analytics provider Descartes Labs to EarthDaily Analytics, a company the private equity firm also owns, which has delayed its optical imagery constellation by two years to improve artificial intelligence compatibility.
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OroraTech has raised 25 million euros ($27.3 million) to build the next phase of a satellite constellation for monitoring wildfires and to expand its business.
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The loss of a solid rocket booster nozzle on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur had very little effect on the launch itself, but the impact of the incident on the vehicle’s certification by the Space Force remains uncertain.
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Intelsat executive says pilot program shows benefits of outsourcing satcom, but defense procurement may be slow to shift
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A long-awaited mission to study if an icy moon of Jupiter could harbor life is on its way after a launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket Oct. 14.
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MILAN – It’s not always clear which government agency is responsible for defending satellites against cyberattacks. Research focused on France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States revealed […]
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MILAN — China’s inland Xichang launch center is set to build a commercial spaceport, aiming to enhance the country’s access to space. Liangshan Prefecture, in which Xichang Satellite Launch Center […]
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As the boundaries of warfare continue to extend beyond traditional battlegrounds, the U.S. Army is making strides into the space domain. With satellite capabilities now vital to military operations, the […]
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France and Germany are now official members of Operation Olympic Defender
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Space exploration is no longer a prerogative of national space agencies, it is becoming more commercialized, with U.S. and international companies working together on key programs like NASA Artemis, commercial […]
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