India has updated official rules in the space sector to attract global investors and companies, after opening it up to private players four years ago. The new foreign […]
Spacecraft looks like a TIE fighter. It’s about to crash into Earth.
The large ERS-2 satellite will fall through Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, the European Space Agency said. An image of the falling spacecraft looks like a “Star Wars” TIE fighter.
Geospatial technology startup Nuview acquires Astraea to accelerate plans “years faster” than imagined
Sometimes, to move fast you don’t need to break things — you just need to acquire them. So it is with Nuview, a startup aiming to map the […]
After rockets and spacecraft, Rocket Lab’s next frontier could be applications
Rocket Lab is exploring possible applications for a satellite constellation that they would build, launch and operate in-house, similar to SpaceX’s Starlink business, as a way of generating […]
Cerulean empowers ocean pollution watchdogs with orbital observation
The vastness of the ocean allows polluters to evade detection in all but the most egregious violations. SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an orbital monitoring platform […]
Tomorrow.io’s radar satellites use machine learning to punch well above their weight
Those of us lucky enough to be sitting by a window can predict the weather just by looking outside, but for the less privileged, weather forecasting and analysis […]
Albedo closes $35M at boosted valuation to build satellites that orbit very, very close to Earth
Satellite startup Albedo aims to provide commercial orbital imagery so detailed that the military kept its own version under wraps — until it was leaked a few years […]
Astroscale takes the wraps off its $25M orbital refueling craft for Space Force
Orbital operations company Astroscale has revealed new details about its approach to refueling satellites in space, as part of a $25.5 million project exploring the concept with the […]
Sierra Space joins defense primes in landing massive military satellite contract
Sierra Space is joining Rocket Lab as a current or formerly VC-backed space company to land a major satellite deal with the military. The Space Development Agency selected […]