Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery The post Vantor satellites track space objects in ‘blind spots’ inaccessible to military ground sensors appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander. The post Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate appeared first on SpaceNews.

Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying on cellular partnerships. The post Lynk Global and Omnispace to merge in race for direct-to-device satellite spectrum appeared first on SpaceNews.

Satellite manufacturer Apex is planning a high-stakes demonstration of interceptor technology in orbit The post Startup takes on space-based missile defense — with its own cash appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – Samara Aerospace’s patented satellite-pointing technology will soon be tested in orbit on an Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle launching on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare. In ground-based testing, Samara has shown that all elements of the company’s Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) technology can survive launch forces and work well in

LONDON — The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking to purchase satellites capable of jamming other spacecraft and inspecting objects in space, and it wants to do so on tight deadlines.  But experts are skeptical whether Germany could achieve the ambitious goals including launches on a yet unflown domestic launcher after years of underinvestment into

As part of a broader modernization effort, United States defense assistance should focus on freeing Taiwan’s senior military leadership from outdated paradigms by embedding multi-domain operations, joint training and campaign-level wargaming. The Pentagon’s most valuable contribution is doctrinal and architectural: helping Taiwan build a kill web — a distributed sensor-to-shooter network spanning space, air, sea

The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 mission has been installed on its Space Launch System rocket as preparations for the circumlunar flight continue despite a government shutdown. The post Orion installed on SLS as Artemis 2 preparations continue during shutdown appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX is supplying optical terminals to Muon Space, the four-year-old Californian manufacturer said Oct. 21, enabling its future Halo satellites to use the Starlink broadband constellation as a global data-relay network. The post Starlink mini lasers to link Muon Space satellites for near real-time connectivity appeared first on SpaceNews.

Launch startup Landspace is in the final stages of preparations for the first launch of its Zhuque-3 rocket and a potentially landmark mission for China. The post Landspace begins final preparations for China’s first orbital launch and landing attempt appeared first on SpaceNews.