Tag: North America
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SpaceX Targets Mid-March for Next Starship Test Flight, Musk Says
SpaceX is aiming to conduct its next Starship test flight in mid-March, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, as the company continues development of its heavy-lift launch system. Musk said in a post on social media platform X that a “Starship launch [is] in 6 weeks,” indicating a tentative timeline for the next test. The flight…
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Startup Space Beyond Plans CubeSat Mission to Carry Cremated Remains Into Orbit
Space Beyond, a startup founded by former aerospace engineer Ryan Mitchell, plans to launch a CubeSat mission that will carry small portions of cremated remains into low-Earth orbit, leveraging lower launch costs and rideshare services to offer what it says is a lower-priced alternative in a niche space memorial market. Mitchell, who previously worked on…
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Spire Global Signs Weather Intelligence Deal With AiDash For Grid Risk Management
Spire Global has secured a new contract in the energy and utilities sector, supplying advanced weather intelligence to AiDash to support grid resilience and risk management, the companies said on Jan. 22. Under the agreement, Spire Global will provide high-resolution weather forecasts derived from its fully deployed satellite constellation to AiDash. The data has been…
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AFRL Selects Aalyria Software For Space Data Network Experiment
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Aalyria to evaluate its Spacetime network orchestration software as part of a broader effort to develop a future “network of networks” for military space communications, the organizations said on Thursday. The selection was made under the Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) program run by the Air Force…
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NASA, Energy Department Renew Pact To Develop Nuclear Power For Moon And Mars Missions
The United States’ space and energy agencies have renewed their commitment to jointly develop a nuclear fission power system for use on the Moon and future missions to Mars, reinforcing plans to provide sustained energy for long-duration human exploration beyond Earth. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy said they…
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NASA, Energy Department Renew Pact To Develop Nuclear Power For Moon And Mars Missions
The United States’ space and energy agencies have renewed their commitment to jointly develop a nuclear fission power system for use on the Moon and future missions to Mars, reinforcing plans to provide sustained energy for long-duration human exploration beyond Earth. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy said they…
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U.S. Space Force Updates Command Plan, Sets 2026 Commitments to Speed Capability Delivery
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has updated its command plan and outlined key commitments for 2026, aiming to accelerate the delivery of resilient and combat-ready space capabilities as threats in orbit continue to grow. Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of SSC, presented the revised plan during a keynote address at AFCEA’s Space…
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Blue Origin Targets Late February New Glenn Launch With AST SpaceMobile Payload
Blue Origin is aiming for a late February launch of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, carrying a commercial satellite for AST SpaceMobile into low-Earth orbit, the company said, marking the third flight of the vehicle after more than a decade in development. The mission will be the second time Blue Origin, founded by Amazon founder…
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Tomorrow.io Unveils DeepSky Weather Satellite Constellation to Boost Forecast Speed and Accuracy
Weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io said on Thursday it plans to deploy a new space-based weather monitoring constellation called DeepSky, designed to deliver higher-frequency atmospheric observations and improve global and regional weather forecasting, including predictions of extreme events. The announcement follows the completion of Tomorrow.io’s first-generation satellite constellation, which now has 11 satellites in orbit equipped…
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U.S. Space Force Urged to Expand Planning for Cislunar Operations, Vice Chief Says
The U.S. Space Force needs to think more seriously about its future role in operations on and around the moon, even as its small size and near-term priorities have constrained long-term planning, Vice Chief of Space Operations Shawn Bratton said this week. Speaking on Jan. 21 at an event hosted by Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg…