Small launch vehicles press ahead despite market setbacks
Small launch vehicles press ahead despite market setbacks
https://spacenews.com/small-launch-vehicles-press-ahead-despite-market-setbacks/
Despite stiff competition from SpaceX rideshare services and some high-profile failures, ventures are still pursuing small launch vehicles.
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for lunar communications and navigation services
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for lunar communications and navigation services
https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-intuitive-machines-for-lunar-communications-and-navigation-services/
Intuitive Machines has won a NASA contract worth up to $4.8 billion to provide communications and navigation services at the moon to support Artemis.
A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges
A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050287
"The business model had to change."
War game reveals Chinese attacks on communications could paralyze Taiwan
War game reveals Chinese attacks on communications could paralyze Taiwan
https://spacenews.com/war-game-chinese-attacks-communications-paralyze-taiwan/
War games analyze a scenario where China disables Taiwan's communications networks in order to invade the country.
Launch companies focus on scaling up flight rates of new vehicles
Launch companies focus on scaling up flight rates of new vehicles
https://spacenews.com/launch-companies-focus-on-scaling-up-flight-rates-of-new-vehicles/
Companies that are fielding new launch vehicles are now facing the challenge of scaling up operations to meet the continued high demand for them.
Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050160
"Authorities will have high-resolution imagery that is updated globally every 20 minutes."
Connecting the dots | FCC’s space sustainability authority in question as need grows
Connecting the dots | FCC’s space sustainability authority in question as need grows
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-fcc-space-sustainability-authority-question-need-grows/
Pressure is mounting on the Federal Communications Commission to do more to protect the environment from rising megaconstellations.
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations - NASASpaceFlight.com
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations - NASASpaceFlight.com
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/09/launch-roundup-091624/
This week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning…
NGSO revenue to overtake geostationary market by 2028
NGSO revenue to overtake geostationary market by 2028
https://spacenews.com/ngso-revenue-to-overtake-geostationary-market-by-2028/
Constellations in non-geostationary orbit are set to overtake geostationary satellites in revenue by 2028, according to Novaspace research published Sept. 15.
Software fix planned to correct Ariane 6 upper stage issue
Software fix planned to correct Ariane 6 upper stage issue
https://spacenews.com/software-fix-planned-to-correct-ariane-6-upper-stage-issue/
European officials say a software change should fix a problem on the inaugural Ariane 6 launch in July that kept the rocket’s upper stage from restarting.