MILAN — China added a fifth Gaofen-12 satellite to its national Earth observation system Tuesday, while providing no details regarding its capabilities. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at […] The post China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Axiom Space showed off the flight design of the Artemis spacesuit it is developing for NASA with the assistance of Prada. The post Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit appeared first on SpaceNews.

Update: This article was updated at 1:20 pm ET with information on commercial spaceflight waivers. MILAN – If commercial suborbital spaceflight companies wanted to purchase insurance to cover the risk […] The post Insuring commercial suborbital flight passengers could be tricky, at least initially appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Kirk Konert, a Managing Partner and board member at AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI is a private equity firm with over $6 billion in assets. AEI is a prime example of how institutional investors are now helping shape the

MILAN – Many institutional investors and private equity firms aren’t looking to invest in the space sector. To attract funding, it may help to stop talking about space and explain […] The post To attract new investors, stop talking about space appeared first on SpaceNews.

The question we’re most often asked by government and industry executives in our overseas travels is “How do we increase our participation in space activities?” With over 100 countries already […] The post How countries can increase their participation in the global space economy  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Antarctica Capital has sold geospatial analytics provider Descartes Labs to EarthDaily Analytics, a company the private equity firm also owns, which has delayed its optical imagery constellation by two years to improve artificial intelligence compatibility. The post EarthDaily buys analytics specialist amid imagery constellation deployment delay appeared first on SpaceNews.

OroraTech has raised 25 million euros ($27.3 million) to build the next phase of a satellite constellation for monitoring wildfires and to expand its business. The post OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system appeared first on SpaceNews.

The loss of a solid rocket booster nozzle on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur had very little effect on the launch itself, but the impact of the incident on the vehicle’s certification by the Space Force remains uncertain. The post Vulcan SRB anomaly still under investigation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Intelsat executive says pilot program shows benefits of outsourcing satcom, but defense procurement may be slow to shift The post U.S. Army wraps up commercial satcom pilot program appeared first on SpaceNews.