NASA added three companies to a contract for launching smallsat missions, including one publicly traded company that has had recent financial struggles. The post NASA adds three companies to launch services contract for smallsat missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

The U.S. Space Force’s ambitious plans to deploy a vast network of low Earth orbit satellites could face delays due to production issues at Mynaric, a supplier of optical communications terminals The post Mynaric’s manufacturing woes threaten to delay production of U.S. military satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Amazon is investing $19.5 million to expand its satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to mitigate delays in deploying its 3,200-strong Project Kuiper broadband constellation. The post Amazon expands Kennedy Space Center facility to accelerate satellite deployments appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Norwegian spaceport is a step closer to hosting the first orbital launch for Isar Aerospace after receiving a government license. The post Norwegian spaceport receives government license appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite towards the geostationary belt Thursday, but revealed very little information about the spacecraft. A Long March 7A lifted off from Wenchang Satellite […] The post China launches ChinaSat-4A communications satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

The companies will attempt to image objects in very low Earth orbit from a suborbital spaceplane The post Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Suzi McBride, Chief Operating Officer, Iridium Communications Inc. The post Suzi McBride, Iridium – Leading Women in Space appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — China plans to launch an exoplanet observatory in 2028 with the aim of making a breakthrough detection of a potential second Earth. Around 5,000 exoplanets have been found […] The post China to launch “Earth 2.0” exoplanet observatory in 2028 appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA plans to extend the contract for one element of the current version of the Space Launch System with options that suggest the agency is protecting against multi-year delays in future missions. The post SLS contract extension hints at additional Artemis delays appeared first on SpaceNews.

Axiom Space is working with Nokia to adapt terrestrial wireless technologies to provide high-speed communications for the Artemis spacesuits Axiom is developing. The post Axiom Space and Nokia partner to develop high-speed wireless communications for spacesuits appeared first on SpaceNews.