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In Orbit Aerospace wins $1.8 million AFWERX contract

SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to develop a novel method of spacecraft docking in...

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White House official calls for investment in satellite servicing market

ORLANDO, Fla. — A top National Space Council official urged U.S. agencies to start budgeting for on-orbit satellite refueling and servicing capabilities as a...

NorthStar Earth & Space: First-in-Class with Commercial Space Based SSA

Overview As concern about space sustainability advances globally, NorthStar Earth and Space (NorthStar) will soon bring a first-in-class satellite constellation into service that will provide...

The 2023 SpaceNews Icon Awards: Winners

SpaceNews established the awards in 2017 to recognize and celebrate the people, programs and institutions shaping a rapidly evolving global space economy. Chosen by...

Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission

WASHINGTON — A problem with the Hubble Space Telescope has renewed discussion about whether and how NASA might approve a private mission to reboost...

Industry group opposes White House mission authorization proposal

WASHINGTON — An industry group says it is opposed to a White House proposal for regulating novel space activities, arguing it could be burdensome...

SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards honorees: Space Stewardship

First awarded in 2019, the Space Stewardship Award seeks to recognize individuals and organizations going above and beyond to safeguard the orbital commons.  The...

Space insurers take cautious approach to satellite servicing

WASHINGTON — Despite satellite malfunctions that are expected to lead to major insurance claims, the space insurance field is taking a cautious approach to...

Satellite startup True Anomaly opens Colorado factory

WASHINGTON — Colorado-based startup True Anomaly, which develops satellites and software for military space customers, revealed a 35,000 square-foot manufacturing facility Aug. 17.The building,...

Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

WASHINGTON — An orbital transfer vehicle that was part of a SpaceX rideshare mission malfunctioned shortly after deployment, putting into jeopardy a technology demonstration...

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission

NEW YORK — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission June 12, with customers ranging from the U.S....

Should the FAA regulate all space activities?

Dale Skran is the National Space Society’s chief operating officer and senior vice president. Dale worked at Bell Labs for 17 years and held...

NASA starts consortium for ISAM technologies

COLORADO SPRINGS — NASA announced April 19 the creation of a new organization devoted to advancing technologies for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM)....

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