NASA’s inspector general criticizes Orion cost accounting
WASHINGTON — NASA’s inspector general criticized the agency for its accounting of Orion program costs in a new report, arguing it has “hindered the overall transparency” of...…
French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systems
GLASSBORO, N.J. — Exotrail, a French startup that builds electric propulsion systems and designs flight software for smallsats, has raised 11 million euros ($13 ...…
Millennium Space experiment to measure speed of satellite deorbiting system
A tethered cubesat is projected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up within six weeks whereas an untethered one could take up to nine years.
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NASA delays JWST launch by seven months
WASHINGTON — NASA announced July 16 that it is delaying the launch of its largest-ever space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, by seven months to address ...…
Long March 5 rolled out for July 23 launch of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission
HELSINKI — China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover next week with the rollout of the mission’s Long March 5 launch vehicle.
The roughly ...…