Dealing with dust: A back-to-the-moon dilemma
If the political, technical and budgetary stars align for NASA and its partners in coming years, the moon could be the go-to place as the century unfolds. Astronauts ...…
Beyond exits: Entrepreneurs look back on forming and selling space startups
In recent commercial space acquisitions, founders largely have remained with the businesses they established or moved on to form new space companies. Two exceptions ...…
Voyager Space Holdings to acquire majority stake in Nanoracks
WASHINGTON — Voyager Space Holdings, a company that has acquired several space ventures, is taking a majority stake in commercial space station company Nanoracks...…
Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Canyon Technologies has more than 90 satellites in production for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the U.S. Air Force and NASA.
WASHINGTON — Raytheon ...…
Omnibus spending bill gives Space Force its first separate budget
Up until now the Air Force had to transfer money from the the Air Force to the Space Force for each program line.
WASHINGTON — The massive $2.3 trillion appropriations ...…
SLS Exploration Upper Stage passes review
WASHINGTON — An upgraded upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket has passed a major review, allowing its prime contractor, Boeing, to start producing hardware.
Boeing ...…
Space Development Agency to reevaluate proposals for missile-tracking satellites
Space Development Agency spokeswoman Jennifer Elzea said in a statement Dec. 22 that the agency is “expeditiously implementing its corrective action plan for the ...…
ESA Clean Space tackles space junk one component at a time
VALETTA, Malta — Through a novel approach to testing, the European Space Agency’s Clean Space initiative is assisting in the development of satellite components ...…
Viasat announces agreement to acquire RigNet
SAN FRANCISCO — Viasat Inc. announced an agreement Dec. 21 to acquire Houston-based communications firm RigNet Inc. in an all-stock transaction with a value of approximately ...…
NASA receives $23.271 billion in fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill
WASHINGTON — Congress will provide NASA with nearly $23.3 billion in the final fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill, restoring several science programs but falling ...…