Thaicom reports sharp revenue decline, blames weak broadcast market
WASHINGTON — Satellite fleet operator Thaicom’s revenue fell by $60 million last year, a nearly 23 percent decline the regional operator blamed on a slowdown in ...…
Air Force attempts to bring private-sector investment, innovation to space
The Air Force will develop a “space architecture” to experiment with new types of satellites, hosted payloads and encryption tools.
WASHINGTON — For years Air Force ...…
UK-Ukrainian launch vehicle developer Skyrora to establish smallsat launch site
WARSAW, Poland — U.K.-based Skyrora has unveiled plans to host a suborbital test flight in the fourth quarter of 2018. As part of its strategy to meet the rising ...…
NOAA continues weather satellite discussions with the Air Force
WASHINGTON — As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prepares to launch its second next-generation geostationary orbit weather satellite, it is continuing ...…
Scientists, engineers push for servicing and assembly of future space observatories
This article originally appeared in the Jan. 15, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine.
For all the attention and concern that the development of the James Webb Space ...…