Lockheed Martin to upgrade GPS satellites for in-orbit servicing
Eric Brown said on-orbit logistics and servicing technologies are driving the industry to think of new ways of designing satellites.
Q&A: Private astronaut Richard Garriott set to dive to lowest point on Earth
Richard Garriott thought he would have been there and back by now.
Virgin Galactic further delays SpaceShipTwo test flights, pushing tourist flights to 2022
Virgin Galactic won’t be launching tourists to space this year after technical tweaks delayed the company’s upcoming test flight by more than two months.
Automaker Geely gains approval for satellites for self-driving constellation
Chinese private automaker’s plans follow central government policy shifts and development of new commercial space supply chains.
Report: Space weapons are a fact of life, but there are many ways to counter them
CSIS released a new study called “Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space: Protecting Space Systems from Counterspace Weapons.”
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars is carrying an adorable ‘family portrait’ of Martian rovers
NASA’s Perseverance rover has brought the “family portrait” bumper sticker fad to a whole new world.
SpaceX fires up SN10 Starship prototype for 2nd time
SpaceX has fired up its newest Starship prototype for the second time, continuing the vehicle’s test-flight prep.
What a Geologist Sees When They Look at Perseverance’s Landing Site
Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and teasing out the rock’s secrets. Mars would be the ultimate field trip for many of them, but sadly, that’s not possible.