WASHINGTON — Vantor, a commercial Earth observation satellite operator, said Feb. 5 it won a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to detect and deliver automated insights on
WASHINGTON — Vantor, a commercial Earth observation satellite operator, said Feb. 5 it won a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to detect and deliver automated insights on
WASHINGTON — The House Science Committee unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Feb. 4 after adopting dozens of amendments. The committee voted 37-0 to favorably report the NASA Reauthorization Act
SAN FRANCISCO — Viridian Space Corp. signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The five-year CRADA will provide the Southern California startup with access
WASHINGTON — Developers of wildfire-detection satellites are moving beyond raw data delivery, adding tools that show firefighters and researchers when satellites will actually pass over the areas they are watching.
Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are
In the consumer electronics playbook, custom silicon is the final step in the marathon: you use off-the-shelf components to prove a product, achieve mass scale and only then invest in
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too
TAMPA, Fla. — After helping place proliferated low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations at the center of U.S. military space planning, the SmallSat Alliance is now tackling how these networks can
Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, spoke with SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin as part of an event focused on the Space Force 2040 at the Johns
WASHINGTON — NASA officials defended their preparations for the Artemis 2 mission after a fueling test experienced the same type of hydrogen leaks that bedeviled Artemis 1 more than three






