A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Sept. 15, concluding a five-day private astronaut mission that featured the first commercial spacewalk. The post Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit constellation had yet to gain significant traction. The post United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi appeared first on SpaceNews.

The NASA astronauts left on the International Space Station after Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth uncrewed said they supported NASA’s decision but believed that, given more time, the agency may have acted differently. The post Starliner astronauts adjust to long-term ISS stay appeared first on SpaceNews.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected Earth observation satellite imagery providers and data analytics specialists to compete for orders under the Luno A program The post NGA taps 10 firms for $290 million satellite data analytics contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

Telesat has secured government funds covering more than half the $3.5 billion cost of its proposed low Earth orbit Lightspeed broadband constellation, the Canadian geostationary operator announced Sept. 13. The post Telesat secures $1.9 billion government funding for Lightspeed appeared first on SpaceNews.

If you have been following the news on Direct to Device (D2D) services lately, you will have seen an increase in media buzz from D2D LEO-sat operators. Each claims to […] The post The satellite industry cannot ignore the huge potential of D2D services appeared first on SpaceNews.

In the high-stakes arena of military space technology, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is attempting to rewrite the rulebook with a mesh network of interconnected satellites in low-Earth […] The post Growing pains in U.S. military’s satellite revolution appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Space Security and Defense Program is doing market research on advanced space domain awareness technologies available in the 2030-2040 timeframe The post U.S. defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools appeared first on SpaceNews.

Japanese company ispace expects to launch its second lunar lander mission as soon as December, making it one of three companies planning missions to the moon by the end of the year. The post Second ispace lunar lander planned for launch in December appeared first on SpaceNews.

GOLDEN, Colorado — Finding exploitable water ice at the lunar south pole is high on the agenda of NASA’s Artemis program. If reservoirs of water ice exist in lunar cold […] The post Ice-hunting Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 nearly ready for January 2025 launch appeared first on SpaceNews.