The Space Cafe Podcast #126 with Professor Luciano Iess
The Cassini spacecraft’s final moments were like a fading heartbeat—one last signal before silence. In this episode, Professor Luciano Iess takes us on a journey across the solar system,...
The Cassini spacecraft’s final moments were like a fading heartbeat—one last signal before silence. In this episode, Professor Luciano Iess takes us on a journey across the solar system,...
Space Norway has announced a contract with Thales Alenia Space to design, construct, test and deliver THOR 8, a new geostationary satellite to join its THOR fleet at 1°...
ispace, inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. In addition, the company updated its mission ordering to reflect...
Space Norway has announced a contract with Thales Alenia Space to design, construct, test and deliver THOR 8, a new geostationary satellite to join its THOR fleet at 1°...
ispace, inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. In addition, the company updated its mission ordering to reflect...
Astroscale Ltd. has completed the Mid-Term Review of the current development phase for the UK Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission with the UK Space Agency (UKSA)
The Global Space Technology Convention and Exhibition (GSTCE) is returning for its 17th edition, with Japan joining the Convention and Exhibition as a Featured Country this year, following its...
BlackSky Technology Inc. and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. have established a launch window opening February 18 for the first Gen-3 satellite. The launch, named “Fasten Your Space Belts,” will...
OHB System AG has signed a contract with ESA for the next phase of the OpSTAR project (Optical Synchronized Time And Ranging). The project aims to investigate the potential...
Space Foundation has announced the addition of 32 educators to the International Teacher Liaison program. This year’s class of elite educators includes 15 international applicants from Brazil, India, Mexico,...
The UK Space Command has contracted Airbus to develop Oberon, a new satellite system to enhance its military operations. The £127 million contract will support around 200 skilled jobs...
Euclid has discovered an Einstein Ring, a rare phenomenon in a nearby galaxy, NGC 6505, around 590 million light-years from Earth. This is the first detection of the ring...
FAO and UNOOSA have published a collaborative effort, “Leveraging Space Technology for Agricultural Development and Food Security.”
Spire Global (Canada) is partnering with OroraTech to fulfil a CAD 72 million contract from the Government of Canada, to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor...
The Karman Project has announced the launch of applications for the 2025 edition of the Karman Fellowship. With the space sector aiding some of humanity's most time-critical needs -...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., has signed a multi-launch deal with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
The European OPTIMAS project for cybersecure communications in free space has begun. The project aims to develop an advanced free-space optical communication system for multi-domain defence applications.
Dr Lisa-Maria Rebelo has been appointed Acting Managing Director of the Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) Program Management Office (PMO), effective January 2025. Rebelo has served as Lead Scientist...
ATMOS has announced the test flight of its PHOENIX re-entry capsule to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) which will tentatively launch on the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission with SpaceX no earlier...
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with MBRSC to build Emirates Crew and Science Airlock Module which will dock with the Lunar Gateway cislunar space station. The signing...
Astroscale UK Inc., is celebrating a major milestone as its second-generation (Gen 2) docking plate has successfully entered space for the first time. The docking plate was aboard SpaceX’s...
ThrustMe has successfully entered the North American market, securing partnerships with ten prominent U.S. and Canadian companies.
BlackSky Technology Inc. has won a multi-year contract with EMDYN to deliver space-based imagery services to international customers. The agreement will subsequently enable international defense ministries to set up...
Kayhan Space has released the Satcat Product Suite, expanding its spaceflight intelligence exchange platform. The Satcat Product Suite unifies the capabilities of Satcat, a space-related data platform, and Pathfinder,...
Orbex has announced a new customer agreement with D-Orbit that will gove D-Orbit access to two launches aboard Orbex Prime.
River Advisers has appointed Alexis Martin as CEO, effective February 1, as part of its ongoing mission to help businesses around the globe navigate regulatory complexities with ease.
EUSPA has published the first edition of its GNSS and Secure SATCOM User Technology Report, combining insights from previous GNSS and Secure SATCOM reports into a comprehensive publication. This...
ispace-U.S. is creating a U.S.-based Board of Directors which Ronald (Ron) J. Garan Jr., former NASA Astronaut and current ispace-U.S. CEO will lead. Under this new management structure, Ron...
The first of the two Airbus-built new generation SpainSat satellites, SpainSat NG-I, has successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Operated by Hisdesat for the...
GHGSAT has been designated as a Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission. Through the CCM program, data on methane emissions from...
KP Labs has announced the PINEBERRY project to enhance the safety, security, and transparency of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in space missions.
ESA has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space in Italy to build the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element (LDE), ESA’s first lunar lander.
The UK Government has invested £20 million in Orbex as part of its Series D fundraising. The investment comes as the UK government commits to developing Britain’s mission to...
ESA's Planetary Defence Office is monitoring the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032. The Asteroid however has an almost...
EIB Global has signed a €125 million loan agreement with SES for three satellites of its second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system, O3b mPOWER. SES has already launched eight...
The European Commission has announced an "Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme," backed by a €100 million investment, which forms a critical part of the EU's Global Gateway strategy to deepen...
Ariane 6 will launch ESA's Sentinel-1D in the second half of 2025 and EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG-A1 satellite in August 2025 after signing two agreements with the key European institutions at...
The European Commission has expressed its vision for European Space at the ongoing European Space Conference in Brussels, Belgium. European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius Joined by...
ESA and Mercator Ocean International have signed a Memorandum of Intent to enhance their collaboration in Earth Observation and Digital Ocean activities at the 17th European Space Conference in...
Space in Africa, in collaboration with the African Space Agency and the Egyptian Space Agency, is organizing the fourth edition of the NewSpace Africa Conference from 21st to 24th...
SAS is introducing new in-flight connectivity with free, high-speed Wi-Fi engineered by SpaceX's Starlink. The Starlink satellite constellation, using a low Earth orbit will provide SAS passengers in all...
EUSPA has selected GMV to develop a new version of the High Accuracy Data Generator as part of Phase 2 of the Galileo High Accuracy Service. The first version...
Novaspace and the Colombian Space Agency are co-hosting LATSAT 2025, the 7th edition of Latin America’s premier space conference. The event will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from November...
Zenno Astronautics has signed an MOU with ANA Trading to deploy its superconducting technologies for space applications in the Japanese market.
The LuGRE payload has set a new Earth-Moon distance limit from which to obtain satellite positioning. Five satellites (3 GPS and 2 Galileo) across two frequencies acquired the positioning...
Rocket Lab USA has signed a contract for a responsive launch on Electron with OroraTech to monitor wildfires and alert first responders to danger.
BlackSky has shipped its first Gen-3 satellite to Rocket Lab for a tentative launch in February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The Gen-3 constellation...
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission and the Saudi Space Agency have launched the global SpaceUp Competition, in partnership with Neo Space Group (NSG).
Stars Align is integrating art into STEM education to empower modern science and technology with the creativity essential for solutions
NASA will close all its DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts following President Trump's executive orders
Finland has become the 53rd and latest country to become a signatory to the Artemis Accords, signing the space document on the margins of the Aalto University’s Winter Satellite...
Sweden has signed up to join the SKA Observatory as Stefan Gullgren, Sweden's ambassador to the UK signed the SKA Observatory Convention at the Swedish Embassy in London on...
ispace's Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander completed its first orbital maneuver on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 250,000 kilometres, successfully scaling the mission's fourth milestone.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully executed several high-impact tests to advance the development of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor technology. Conducting the tests at NASA’s Marshall Space...
Plan-S has successfully launched four new satellites for its Connecta IoT Network, bringing its satellite count to eight in the Connecta IoT Network constellation, and solidifying Plan-S’s role as...
Planet Labs PBC's board of directors has elected General John W. "Jay" Raymond, formerly Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force and member of the Joint Chiefs...
Hisdesat's SpainSat NG I communications satellite will launch on January 28 aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The satellite, which has been in the works...
The Angolan Ministry of Finance has signed a financing agreement with France relating to Angola's contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the construction of Angeo-1, the South African...
Norway and the U.S. have signed a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) to facilitate the launch of U.S. launchers and satellites from Andøya Spaceport. The agreement is a major step...
ispace-EUROPE and the Italian Space Agency have signed a lunar payload services agreement to transport a Laser Retroreflector Array (LaRA2) to the moon, for accurate lunar position measurements via...
Vodafone Cook Islands and Rivada have signed an MoU to provide next-generation telecoms connectivity, powering network expansion and digital transformation in the Oceania region and beyond.
Stoke Space has raised $260 million in new Series C investment to drive continued growth and innovation towards its goal of building the world’s first 100% reusable medium-lift rocket....
Starship's upper stage suffered a fiery explosion during the rocket's seventh flight test as fire reportedly developed in the aft section of the ship, leading to a rapid unscheduled...
Orbex has announced the appointment of its new Chief Technology Officer, Andy Bradford. This appointment comes at a critical time for Orbex as it enters the final preparations for...
Blue Origin launched New Glenn to orbit earlier today, carrying the company's Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited at 2:03 a.m. EST (07:03 UTC) from...
OroraTech successfully launched its latest fire-detection satellite, FOREST-3, onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 (TR-12) mission on 14 January from Vanderberg Space Force Base in California. By incorporating miniaturized infrared sensors and...
Starlab Space LLC has announced the opening of its first overseas subsidiary, Starlab Space GmbH in Bremen, Germany, to extend the company’s capabilities. The expansion demonstrates Starlab's commitment to...
Nokia and Intuitive Machines, Inc. have successfully integrated Nokia’s Lunar Surface Communication System ("LSCS") into the IM-2 mission lander, named Athena. Athena and the LSCS will voyage to the...
SpaceX has launched two lunar payloads, the Blue Ghost and the RESILIENCE lunar landers for Firefly and ispace's respective lunar missions. The launch took place earlier today, January 15...
ispace, inc. will host a live event and online live stream coverage of the launch of its HAKUTO-R x SMBC “Venture Moon” Mission 2 tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15, 2024,...
TALOS has signed a 4-year cooperation agreement with the Max Planck Society to launch ICARUS 2.0., a fleet of at least five CubeSats tracking animal movements, providing the Max...
ESA's XMM-Newton has detected rapidly fluctuating X-rays coming from the edge of a supermassive black hole in the heart of a nearby galaxy. The results defy how experts believe...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has invited the international scientific community to access archive data from SatVu's HotSat-1 for earth observation research and application development.
Interstellar Technologies Inc., a Japanese space infrastructure company has announced its strategic capital and business alliance with Woven by Toyota, Inc., a Toyota Group company.
Swedish MoonHouse will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard ispace's Hakuto-R mission. After a four-month journey through space, the iconic red house with white corners will land...
ispace-EUROPE S.A. has obtained a mission authorization to operate the TENACIOUS Micro Rover during the upcoming ispace, inc. (ispace), Mission 2.
An international collaboration of experts has called for the designation of a new United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in a published study, towards conserving the sustainable use of...
ispace has announced today that its SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 featuring the RESILIENCE lunar lander and TENACIOUS micro rover will launch next Wednesday, January 15, 2025,...
Rivada Space Networks has expanded its Asia Pacific Team with the appointment of satellite industry veteran Chiun Maw Teo as Sales Director APAC. Mr. Teo will be based in...
US President Biden has issued a National Security Memorandum to update the policy guidance for the U.S. Government’s implementation of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Planet has announced the addition of two new persons, Thomas Murphy and Trevor Hammond, into its executive team as General Counsel and Chief Communications Officer respectively. Both Thomas and...
ReOrbit, a provider of software-enabled satellites for secure communications, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ananth Technologies, an aerospace and defence manufacturer in India. This collaboration aims...
Two leading European space companies have selected GomSpace as their power systems provider securing the company product orders worth 14 million SEK (USD 1.25 million). These contracts, which the...
Fugro is expanding its role in the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI), a multiyear effort by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to map the state’s seafloor for...
According to a Bloomberg recent report, Italian officials have been negotiating a €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal involving supplying Italy with a full range of top-level encryption for telephone...
Sierra Space has announced the retirement of its erstwhile Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tom Vice, as of the end of 2024. Furthermore, the company disclosed that Fatih Ozmen,...
SpaceX will conduct the seventh Flight Test of its Starship spacecraft on Friday, January 10. SpaceX intends to leverage the upcoming flight test to attempt Starship’s first payload deployment...
ASTRIONICS GmbH, as member of DKE (the German Commission for Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and IT), a regulatory and safety organization, is proposing guidelines for handling radiation-sensitive electronics, COTS (Commercial...
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has successfully launched its Thuraya 4 (T4) telecommunications satellite into orbit. The launch represents a significant milestone in Space42’s journey as a provider...
Slovenia has become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) effective on the first day of 2025, towards making the country's businesses more competitive in the global...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully operated its Relocatable Robotic Manipulator-Technology Demonstrator (RRM-TD), or Walking Robotic Arm, India's first robotic arm in space. The operation is part...
Eight days after its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on December. 24, 2024, NASA has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe's systems and science instruments are healthy and...
Leaf Space, a provider of Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) solutions, has announced its successful collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to support the SpaDeX satellites, PSLV launch vehicle...
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has won an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028....
The Kenyan Space Agency (KSA) has announced the discovery of a metallic fragment of a space object that purportedly fell from the sky in Mukuku Village, Makueni County. According...
Pursuant to the US Launch Communications Act (LCA), the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated the 2025–2110 MHz, 2200–2290 MHz, and 2360–2395 MHz bands for commercial space launches...
AAC Clyde Space has won a Launch Service Contract for the VOLT mission from Craft Prospect. The order value is EUR 0.5 M (approx. SEK 6.0 M) for the...
Axiom Space has announced its decision to revise its Axiom Station module sequence to enable the commercial space station to become an independent orbital platform as early as 2028....
ION-X, specializing in space propulsion, has announced a €13 million funding round to launch the industrialization of its ion thruster for small satellites and accelerate its development in France...
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms the successful launch and orbital deployment of HawkEye 360's Cluster 11. The three-satellite Cluster is the fourth that HawkEye 360 has integrated at its...
INNOSPACE, a South Korean commercial satellite launch provider, has successfully conducted a stage separation test to verify the separation of the first and second stages of its first satellite...
ispace-EUROPE and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) have signed a payload services agreement to transport a Laser Retroreflector Array (LaRA2) to enable accurate position measurements on the Moon via...
Myriota has secured $50 million in funding to enhance the capability and scale of its IoT connectivity platform and infrastructure, as well as boost its Australian-based advanced hardware manufacturing...
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