In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Tom Walkinshaw, founder and CEO of Alba Orbital, a Scotland-based manufacturer specializing in pocket-sized satellites known as PocketQubes. The post Tom Walkinshaw on pocket-sized satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

An alternative trajectory developed for a NASA Mars smallsat mission could enable other missions to go to Mars outside the constraints of conventional launch windows. The post ESCAPADE trajectory design creates new options for Mars smallsat missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

Geost’s technology is used in U.S. national security missions, including missile warning and tracking, space surveillance, and tactical reconnaissance The post Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Office of Space Commerce is moving beyond the beta-test phase of its space traffic coordination system as it prepares to enter service in January. The post TraCSS moving past beta test of space traffic coordination system appeared first on SpaceNews.

Viasat’s modular portfolio of capabilities offers space-to-ground connectivity and relay solutions for resilient and responsive data transport The post Viasat Unveils HaloNet Capability Portfolio for Near-Earth Communications and Beyond appeared first on SpaceNews.

SALT LAKE CITY – Aerospace Corp. is refining technology to enable cubesats to share data through optical links, after demonstrating the capability early this year. Such a move would allow communication at greater distances and to work more autonomously. To boost data rates at longer ranges, the Flashlight Laser Crosslink cubesats, roughly the size of

America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration of Mars. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch system may soon be operational, offering payload delivery capability comparable to a Saturn V moon rocket at about 5% the cost. President Trump has announced that he plans on sending

SALT LAKE CITY — Telespazio Germany announced plans Aug. 12 to enhance its EASE-Rise mission management platform with Digantara space situational awareness (SSA) services and Intella artificial intelligence tools. “Through these new partnerships, we are adding more capability for our users: intelligence and advanced flight dynamics and collision avoidance,” Stewart Hall, Telespazio Germany sales director,

SALT LAKE CITY — French propulsion startup ThrustMe has high expectations for an iodine-fueled Hall-effect thruster set to launch in 2026 on a Marble Imaging satellite built by Reflex Aerospace. “We expect to revolutionize the market,” Dmytro Rafalskyi, ThrustMe chief technology officer, told SpaceNews. Since ThrustMe announced plans in July to conduct an in-orbit demonstration

Experts caution that the budget’s method of funding matters just as much as the amount. The post Space Force 2026 budget: an $11B boon or bubble? appeared first on SpaceNews.