Billion-dollar satellite risks upending space insurance
Viasat Inc. has more than $1 billion of orbiting satellites in trouble, and space insurers are girding for market-rattling claims. ...
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Rocket Lab achieves successful rocket engine reuse
Rocket Lab USA this week successfully reused one of its Rutherford engines during a space launch for the first time, ...
Target of European space debris removal mission is itself hit by space debris
A piece of space debris being monitored by the European Space Agency as part of a mission to remove trash ...
Rocket Lab signs double-launch deal for NASA’s PREFIRE mission
Launch service provider Rocket Lab has signed a deal with NASA to launch two CubeSats into low Earth orbit on ...
Solestial tapped by Atomos to provide solar tech for satellites
Space tech company Solestial will supply space logistics firm Atomos with a minimum of 20 kilowatts of its solar radiation-hardened, ...
2023 Launch Industry Report by Connectivity Business News
The year is on track to be pivotal for the launch market, and the space industry more widely. With SpaceX ...
Elon wasn’t there…and at first, neither was élan
The moment was finally here! Hughes Network Systems earlier this month shared that its groundbreaking 9-metric-ton geostationary satellite, Jupiter-3, arrived ...
Hughes’ Jupiter 3 finally makes its way toward orbit via Falcon Heavy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After two scrubbed attempts that delayed the launch for 48 hours, Hughes Networks Systems’ Jupiter 3 ...
Steve Wozniak’s Privateer Is forging an online market for satellite access
Steve Wozniak’s space startup Privateer is launching a global online marketplace that aims to connect customers seeking planetary data with ...
Global space spending is projected to grow 41% over the next five years
The global space economy grew 8% to $546 billion in 2022 and is projected to climb another 41% over the ...
