Kleos Space borrows $3.7 million while awaiting first launch
WASHINGTON — Radio-frequency-mapping startup Kleos Space on Feb. 18 said it received a 3.4 million-euro ($3.7 million) loan from Dubai-based Winance to keep the ...…
NOAA warns of risks from relying on aging space weather missions
WASHINGTON — The head of NOAA’s space weather office used a recent hearing to caution that a failure of an aging spacecraft in the next few years could leave the ...…
Space Adventures to fly tourists on Crew Dragon mission
WASHINGTON — Space Adventures announced Feb. 18 that it has an agreement with SpaceX to fly a dedicated Crew Dragon mission that would send four space tourists on ...…
Japanese communications satellite and South Korean weather satellite launch on Ariane 5
WASHINGTON — Arianespace completed its third launch of the year Feb. 18, sending a Japanese communications satellite and a South Korean weather satellite into geostationary ...…
DARPA makes last-minute change to launch competition rules
WASHINGTON — With just a week before the first scheduled launch in DARPA’s responsive launch competition, the agency is tweaking the rules to allow the sole remaining ...…