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Part of SpaceNews’ Orbital Data Centers Series The growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving a surge in global electricity demand. Hyperscale data centers already consume vast amounts

WASHINGTON — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has won a $446.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build and operate the ground system for a new constellation of

WASHINGTON — Portal Space Systems, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft, is partnering with an Australian startup to offer a commercial orbital debris removal service. Portal announced March 19 that it

In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut, Air Force colonel and the first woman to pilot the

WASHINGTON — Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary orbit communications satellites. ReOrbit announced March 19 that it reached an agreement

WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. Apex announced March 19 that it secured

WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab, a provider of launch services and spacecraft, announced it won a $190 million Pentagon contract for 20 hypersonic test flights. The award, issued by the Pentagon’s

WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command officials and representatives from 25 commercial space companies will participate in a classified wargame next week in Colorado Springs. “We will look at hard problems,

SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the technical feasibility of moving a 100-metric-ton asteroid to a stable near-Earth orbit. “We want