Space industry
DOJ sues SpaceX, alleging hiring discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX on Thursday, alleging Elon Musk’s space company discriminated against refugees and asylum seekers in its hiring practices. The lawsuit […]
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India’s moon landing made history at a low cost
The shadow of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is seen on the moon’s surface. ISRO The list is grim reading: Stuck, failed, missed, failed, failed, stuck, failed, crashed, missed, crashed, crashed. Those were the fate of the Soviet Union’s first 11 attempts before successfully landing a spacecraft on the moon, according to a database compiled by Jonathan […]
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India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first on the south pole, with Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
The moon’s surface is seen below the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on August 20, 2023 as it orbited in preparation for landing. ISRO India staked new claim as a national superpower in space, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole on Wednesday. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched last month and touch downed on the […]
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Pentagon space arm awards $1.5 billion contract to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for communications satellites
An artist illustration shows the functions of SDA’s satellite constellation. Space Development Agency The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on Monday awarded $1.5 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for prototype communications satellites. SDA said the 72 satellites will be for the “Beta” variant of its Tranche 2 Transport Layer constellation, a network […]
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Axiom Space raises $350 million from Saudi and Korean investors
Chief Engineer Jim Stein wears the new spacesuit during the Axiom Space Artemis III Lunar Spacesuit event at Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas, on March 15, 2023. – “Since a spacesuit worn on the Moon must be white to reflect heat and protect astronauts from extreme high temperatures, a cover layer is currently being […]
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Redwire and Sierra team up to make drugs in space on inflatable habitat’s first mission
An ADSEP with blue PIL-BOXs, hardware which will be delivered to Sierra Space for the LIFE habitat pathfinder mission. Redwire Space infrastructure company Redwire is putting a biotech technology testbed on Sierra Space’s first mission with its inflatable space habitat, establishing a new partnership between the two companies to make drugs in orbit. “It’s an […]
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technological glitch in pre-landing maneuver
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat higher stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far japanese Amur area, Russia, Aug. 11, 2023. Roscosmos | Through Reuters Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-sure Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched previously this month. The […]
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SpaceX reportedly turned a profit in the first quarter
A Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-67 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Jan. 15, 2023. SpaceX SpaceX turned a profit during the first quarter due to surging revenue, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing documents detailing the privately held company’s quarterly and annual results. The Journal reports that SpaceX posted a […]
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UK defense contractor BAE buying Ball’s aerospace division for $5.6 billion
The Ball Aerospace-manufactured Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite for the U.S. Space Force. Ball Corporation Ball Corporation agreed to sell its aerospace division to U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems for $5.6 billion in cash, the companies announced on Thursday. The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year, pending regulatory approval. […]
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Telesat stock surges 50% after satellite internet company swaps suppliers to save $2 billion
A rendering of Telesat’s low earth orbit broadband constellation Telesat Shares of Canadian telecommunications satellite operator Telesat surged on Friday after the company announced it would swap suppliers for its planned Lightspeed global internet network. Canadian space company MDA will now build the Lightspeed satellites, taking the place of French-Italian manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and […]
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