Dark ship detection solution is essential to identify and locate vessels suspected of unlawful activities, such as evading sanctions, illegal fishing and human trafficking VIENNA, Va., Nov. 7, 2022 — Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, unveiled a dark shipping detection solution to track vessels that…
NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:32 a.m. EST Monday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of…
Luxembourg to Host Space Resources Week in April 2023
The space resources community in growing and this is clear from the increasing number of contributors and participants we have seen attending our Space Resources Week events since 2018. The Space Resources Week 2022 attracted 300 people on-site in Luxembourg and close to 700 people online. The next edition of Space Resources Week will take…
Rocket Lab Launched Year’s 9th Rocket to Orbit
NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change. Specifically, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) enhances and expands the agencies’ longstanding partnership that promotes science and technology solutions to…
As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a metal-rich asteroid of the same name missed its planned 2022 launch opportunity. The mission is…
NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference
NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, and runs through Friday, Nov. 18. The COP27 summit brings together countries from around the world to increase ambition by implementing existing goals and strengthening commitments to solutions that address…
Astroscale U.S. Comment in Response to the FCC NOI Re: Space Innovation and ISAM Capabilities
There has been a buzz in the halls of Astroscale U.S. ever since the FCC adopted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) related to Space Innovation and Facilitating Capabilities for In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) in late summer. After coalescing hundreds of hours of thought, work, and passion, our final Comment provides the FCC with information on…
REPORT: Why Do Indian Founders in the Space Industry Start Their Start-ups Abroad?
A significant number of Indians have incorporated their space startups abroad. This study looks at what can be done to address this and plug entrepreneurial brain drain. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/narayanprasadn_why-indians-incorporate-their-space-start-ups-activity-6994200925468786688-Pqap?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
SDA Issues Request for Information for Tranche 2 PNT Service Payload
Response Date: November 21, 2022 SDA is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for a Tranche 2 Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) service payload. SDA is interested in potentially proliferating a low cost L-band PNT service as a payload on the SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer. The PNT payload would include an on-orbit reprogrammable PNT…