Author: David Bullock

By David Bullock Ten years ago, the SmallSat Revolution took place and the space industry focused on decreasing the size of satellites while increasing their potential. At that time, a Washington state company, Spaceflight, provided ride share services to small satellites who would piggy back on the launches of larger payloads. By providing launch opportunities…

Latest satellites will deepen RF GEOINT coverage for the mid-latitude regions of the globe Herndon, Virginia (November 9, 2022) — HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, today announced its Cluster 6 next-generation satellites is scheduled to launch during a 13-day window that opens on December 7 aboard the…

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11. “Bob Behnken is a distinguished and talented astronaut, and an effective ambassador for our never-ending mission to explore the cosmos,” said Administrator Bill…

Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., (Nov. 10, 2022) – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) lifted off on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST…

Video presentation below “Rendezvous with Starfish Space” starts at 27 minutes and 36 seconds. The presentation opened with Starfish Space co-founder Trevor Bennett, Director of Strategic Relationships Michael Madrid, and On-Orbit Services, Commercial Space Policy Alex Coultrup. Starfish Space explained its upcoming technology, the Otter pup, is an Orbital Service Vehicle, which can work in…

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Starfish Space’s announcement about the next chapter in the Story of Satellite Servicing happens TOMORROW! Please join us for a livestream event at 7:15 pm PST https://lnkd.in/eHyJbeCX

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and space-based data collection combined with space and defense mission critical hardware manufacturing is pleased to announce its participation at Space Tech Expo Europe 2022 in Bremen, Germany from 15 to 17 November 2022. The event is considered the…

To know the status of grain exports, it’s imperative to monitor ship movements in the Black Sea.  That task has proved challenging as many ships no longer broadcast their AIS transponder signals in an alleged effort to perform undetected activity. In a two-post series, URSA Space’s Geoffrey Craig will investigate Russia’s trading of reportedly stolen…

First License Granted Under Japan’s Space Resources Act TOKYO—November 8, 2022— ispace, inc. (ispace), a global lunar exploration company with its headquarters in Japan and regional offices in the United States and Europe, announced that it has received a license from the Japanese government to conduct business activity on the moon as part of its…