The UK Space Agency recently announced it has awarded $31 million to Lockheed Martin and $7 million to Orbex – a British-based launch vehicle developer – to develop launch systems that will operate from a […]
In a demonstration experiment, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently used the smallest rocket ever to launch a satellite into orbit. The agency modified an SS-520 sounding rocket with an extra third stage in the […]
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $80.6 million fixed-price contract from the US Missile Defense Agency to build modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missile defense tests. The company will be developing and […]
San Francisco-based startup Astranis recently announced it has raised $18 million to provide broadband internet access from space using small satellites in geostationary orbit. The funding will go towards the development of smallsats that can […]
Bigelow Aerospace recently announced that it has established a space operations subsidiary – Bigelow Space Operations. The subsidiary will handle the sales, customer service, and ultimately the operations of the commercial space stations that Bigelow […]
The Czech Republic’s army recently announced it is planning to open a space surveillance center to assess and process satellite and aerial images for the military intelligence service (VZ) as well as NATO. The center […]
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