An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit Dec. 17. The post Ariane 6 launches Galileo navigation satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Luxembourg-based OQ Technology said Dec. 17 it has connected a commercial IoT chipset directly to one of its LEO satellites, using internally developed software based on 3GPP mobile standards. The post OQ Technology links commercial IoT chipset to LEO satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit The post Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Digantara Industries, an Indian space situational awareness company, has raised $50 million as it expands into the United States and pursues opportunities in missile defense. The post Digantara raises $50 million to expand from space surveillance to missile defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode of Space Minds, host Sandra Erwin sits down with former NASA astronaut and Space Force leader Brig. Gen. Nick Hague for a wide-ranging conversation on how the U.S. Space Force is shaping its culture, training Guardians, and preparing for future conflict in space. The post How the Space Force trains Guardians for

The Trump administration’s new national security strategy has rightly drawn criticism for presuming to tell our European allies how to arrange their domestic affairs. Equally as baffling is its near silence on a genuine United States national security concern — bolstering our offensive and defensive capabilities in space. Amid much MAGA trollery that blames Europe

Firms aim to link air and ground platforms using visual positioning technology The post Vantor partners with Niantic Spatial on GPS-free navigation for defense market appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – EraDrive, a Stanford University spinoff developing software and hardware for satellite autonomy, raised $5.3 million in an oversubscribed seed round, the startup announced Dec. 16. “EraDrive is very much about this idea of the self-driving spacecraft,” Justin Kruger, EraDrive chief technology officer and co-founder, told SpaceNews. EraDrive is developing a software-hardware module

A reported close approach between a Starlink satellite and a recently launched Chinese spacecraft highlights the challenges of coordinating spacecraft operations and verifying potential close calls in orbit. The post SpaceX claims close approach to Starlink satellite by payload from Chinese launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

China conducted a pair of launches in recent days, sending a commercial cargo spacecraft and tech demo into orbit, followed by a remote sensing satellite. The post China launches experimental cargo spacecraft, opaque tech demo mission and remote sensing satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.