NASA held a media briefing today where they discussed yet another delay to the Artemis program, though this time it’s mainly the result of needing to “close-out” a long list of items ahead of the wet dress rehearsal.
Read More »Power Beaming and Space Applications
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we are featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Paul Jaffe of the Naval Research Laboratory.
Read More »In conversation – Jason Michaud, Stardust Technologies
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast our special guest is Jason Michaud, founder and CEO of Stardust Technologies.
Read More »Titan bound Dragonfly rotorcraft concept undergoes flight tests
In 2027 NASA will send the unique Dragonfly rotorcraft to Saturn’s moon Titan. Designed specifically for the Titan atmosphere, a concept was tested in September 2021 in the Imperial Dunes of California.
Read More »MDA wins another lunar landing sensor contract
MDA announced today it had been awarded another lunar landing sensor contract for an undisclosed customer who is participating in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. We can make an educated guess as to who that customer is.
Read More »The James Webb Space Telescope stretches out its sunshield in space
The sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope is fully unfurled. The newly launched NASA observatory – which includes Canadian contributions – passed this engineering milestone on Tuesday (Jan. 4), less than two weeks after launching on a flagship mission to better understand the universe's evolution and various cosmic objects. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, …
Read More »Space Based Solar Power – Has its time come?
In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is John Mankins and we talk about Space Based Solar Power, has its time come?
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope continues unfolding sequence
Another day, another few items finished on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to do list as the observatory makes its way to L2.
Read More »T0.technology startup is truly cutting-edge
T0.technology is a new company taking their founders' experience building cutting-edge terrestrial astronomy equipment and applying it to new fields. It's not a spin-off, but their skillset is unique, and may have significant applications both on Earth and in space. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Aphelion Aerospace goes green
On this weeks episode of the Earth and Space podcast we’re discussing learning about Aphelion Aerospace and their plans for a green, low-cost, launch services for nano-satellite operators.
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