PARIS – Astro Digital announced plans Sept. 16 to purchase and distribute power from Florida startup Star Catcher’s future space-based energy grid. The goal is to enable ESPA-class satellites like Astro Scale’s Corvus XL to obtain more power than they could generate on their own. “Demand is growing exponentially for small satellites that can do […]

PARIS – Josef Aschbacher, the head of the European Space Agency, said member states are quickly changing how they view space, from its role in geopolitics, to the need for sovereign capabilities to working more closely with their national security counterparts. During a Sept. 15 interview here at World Space Business Week, Aschbacher, the agency’s

EDITOR’S NOTE: Starbase is SpaceX’s massive rocket development site and the home of Starship — the vehicle Elon Musk envisions as humanity’s path to Mars and that many in the U.S. civil space program see as a way back to the moon. But Starbase started as little more than an impossible stretch of empty land

The Space Data Association has picked Spanish technology provider GMV to upgrade and operate its global space traffic coordination platform starting early next year, the non-profit group of satellite operators announced Sept. 16. The post SDA picks GMV to build next-generation space safety system appeared first on SpaceNews.

A loss of attitude control and an open valve contributed to the loss of Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum rocket in March as the company gears up for a second flight. The post Isar Aerospace prepares for second Spectrum launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Canada’s Telesat is pitching Lightspeed as a bridge to IRIS² as its LEO broadband constellation is set to come online in 2027, at least three years before Europe’s sovereign multi-orbit network is due to enter service. The post Telesat pitches Lightspeed as stopgap to Europe’s IRIS² appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we’re at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today’s episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency. The post Inside ESA’s vision with Josef Aschbacher appeared first on SpaceNews.

CEO says years of scaling up production are paying off as Pentagon ramps constellation orders The post York Space hits milestone with largest satellite delivery yet appeared first on SpaceNews.

Swissto12 has completed the Preliminary Design Review for its first direct-to-device connectivity satellite, the Swiss small geostationary spacecraft manufacturer announced Sept. 15. The post Swissto12 clears PDR for debut small GEO D2D satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Launch companies are reiterating plans to sharply increase flight rates to meet growing government and commercial demand, even as some fall short of earlier projections. The post Launch companies double down on increasing flight rates despite setbacks appeared first on SpaceNews.