WASHINGTON — As another satellite life extension spacecraft is readied for launch, both developers and customers of such systems called for the creation of standard interfaces to support servicing of future spacecraft. Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) 2 is now scheduled to launch Aug. 15 on an Ariane 5. […]
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Ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the global space industry.Follow our reporters on Twitter for updates. Sign up for our newsletters. SpaceNews’ running list of space events delayed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic MARCH 21 The next meeting of the National Space Council, already scaled back […]
BREMEN, Germany – Spacety and ThrustMe reported success in initial on-orbit testing of an iodine-fueled cubesat thruster at the Space Tech Expo Europe here. “It all operates as expected but we cannot give you data on the performance because we have just thrusted a little bit,” ThrustMe CEO Ane Aanesland […]
BREMEN, Germany – In two and a half years, a consortium led by Italian space company D-Orbit plans to operate a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for infrastructure monitoring. Under the 10 million euro ($11.07 million) NOCTUA Landscape Monitoring contract, D-Orbit and partners aim to provide information on the displacement […]
BREMEN, Germany — Space hardware builders say they fully expect 3D printing to revolutionize manufacturing, but cautioned that the technology is sometimes promoted without a full understanding of its pros and cons. Manufacturers at Space Tech Expo Europe here said Nov. 21 that they are increasingly using 3D printing to […]
BREMEN, Germany – Development of spaceplanes for suborbital tourism, satellite launches and point-to-point terrestrial transportation are benefiting from advanced technology, panelists said at the Space Tech Expo Europe here. “It was completely different 30 years ago,” said Koichi Yonemoto, co-founder and chief technical officer of Space Walker, a Japanese startup […]
BREMEN, Germany – German propulsion startup Morpheus Space won a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory purchase order after participating in the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator. The accelerator gave Morpheus “a real boost,” Daniel Bock, Morpheus CEO and co-founder, said at the […]
BREMEN, Germany — British aerospace company QinetiQ will use a newly expanded factory to build equipment for a European Space Agency heat transfer experiment under a 9 million euro ($10 million) contract, the company announced Nov. 21 during the Space Tech Expo conference here. QinetiQ will build hosting facility and experiment […]