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Could commercial imperatives lay the groundwork for well-defined, coherent space traffic management norms and erect space sustainability guardrails? The post It’s time to figure out global sp...

https://spacenews.com/time-figure-out-global-space-traffic-management/

Omnispace says it is seeing interference from direct-to-device payloads on recently launched SpaceX Starlink satellites, offering an early test of new Federal Communications Commission regulation...

https://spacenews.com/omnispace-reports-interference-from-starlink-direct-to-device-payloads/

NASA and the European Space Agency have completed an agreement under which NASA will provide hundreds of millions of dollars of support for a European Mars rover mission. The post NASA and ESA ...

https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-esa-complete-agreement-for-cooperation-on-mars-rover-mission/

AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed up more than 68% after announcing a revenue-sharing deal with AT&T, which plans to use its proposed direct-to-device satellites to keep smartphones connected in ...

https://spacenews.com/government-revenue-and-att-direct-to-smartphone-agreement-lift-ast-spacemobile/

For satellite operators, AI’s potential benefits are impossible to ignore. As Earth observation and communications constellations expand, AI tools promise to streamline operations, reduce on-or...

https://spacenews.com/webinar-space-loves-ai-how-ai-promises-to-transform-space-operations/

The startup is developing a reusable capsule to store supplies in orbit and deliver them anywhere on Earth on demand The post Inversion Space targets military market with ‘warehouses in space...

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Lithuania has become the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration. The post Lithuania 40th nation to sign Artemis Accords appeared fir...

https://spacenews.com/lithuania-40th-nation-to-sign-artemis-accords/

SatVu has booked launches for its second and third spacecraft to put the British thermal imaging constellation back on track after its debut satellite failed six months after launch. The post S...

https://spacenews.com/satvu-aims-to-revive-thermal-imaging-business-in-2025-with-two-satellites/

Unseen labs is investing in a new generation of 150-kilogram satellites scheduled to begin launching in 2026. The post Unseenlabs expands focus to land, air, sea and space appeared first on Sp...

https://spacenews.com/unseenlabs-expands-focus-to-land-air-sea-and-space/

A reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration passed by Congress will extend current restrictions on the agency’s ability to regulate commercial spaceflight occupant safety thr...

https://spacenews.com/faa-reauthorization-bill-includes-short-term-learning-period-extension/

Booz Allen identifies 10 technologies expected to impact national security in the coming years. Space domain awareness is one key area of focus The post Report: Space tracking technology a top ...

https://spacenews.com/report-space-tracking-technology-a-top-priority-but-commercial-opportunities-are-limited/

Seraphim Space announced May 15 the startups joining its 13th accelerator program, a three-month course designed to provide the networking and mentoring support they need to be investment-ready. ...

https://spacenews.com/seraphim-picks-nine-startups-for-latest-space-accelerator-program/

As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its service life and the United States commercial space industry continues to push past old technological boundaries, America needs new ...

https://spacenews.com/beyond-iss-america-must-lead-leo-cislunar-and-beyond/

Terran Orbital took a $13 million charge in its first quarter that the company blamed on problems with a supplier to deliver propulsion systems for a Space Development Agency program. The post ...

https://spacenews.com/terran-orbital-takes-charge-after-switching-propulsion-suppliers-on-satellite-program/

Regulatory delays in India have knocked Eutelsat off course for reaching 90% of the world with its OneWeb low Earth orbit broadband constellation by summer, the French satellite operator said Ma...

https://spacenews.com/oneweb-coverage-target-held-up-by-india-regulatory-delays/

The company was selected a year ago to receive funding through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program The post Tomorrow.io gets DoD contract to l...

https://spacenews.com/tomorrow-io-gets-dod-contract-to-launch-two-microwave-weather-sensor-satellites/

The launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed flight has slipped at least four days because of a helium leak in the spacecraft. The post Helium leak delays Starliner...

https://spacenews.com/helium-leak-delays-starliner-crewed-test-flight/

The recent release of Defense Department and Space Force strategic blueprints for the use of commercial space technologies has been met with cautious optimism by the industry. The post Beyond b...

https://spacenews.com/beyond-blueprints-dods-commercial-space-strategy-leaves-industry-wanting-more/

Intuitive Machines says it has identified several changes it will make to its Nova-C lunar lander ahead of its second mission late this year. The post Intuitive Machines making upgrades to sec...

https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-making-upgrades-to-second-lunar-lander/

India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission that will include the country’s emerging private sector. The post India plans Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return, will...

https://spacenews.com/india-plans-chandrayaan-4-moon-sample-return-will-involve-private-sector/

NASA has picked four Earth science mission proposals for further study while separately selecting a smaller Earth science technology demonstration mission for development. The post NASA selects...

https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-proposals-for-new-line-of-earth-science-missions/

European space company OHB expects to wrap up a deal with investment company KKR to go private within the next several weeks as it prepares for two key launches this summer. The post OHB expect...

https://spacenews.com/ohb-expects-to-conclude-deal-to-go-private-in-weeks/

Terran Orbital reassuring investors that the partnership remains strong after Lockheed Martin withdrew bid to acquire the satellite manufacturer The post Terran Orbital confirms new satellite d...

https://spacenews.com/terran-orbital-confirms-new-satellite-deal-with-lockheed-martin-ahead-of-earnings/

ULA remains confident it will launch Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane by October The post ULA could fly dummy payload on next Vulcan launch if Dream Chaser is delayed appeared first o...

https://spacenews.com/pentagon-urges-ula-to-fly-dummy-payload-on-next-vulcan-launch-if-dream-chaser-is-delayed/