Elon Musk says that a geomagnetic storm wiped out 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites launched on February 3rd. The solar storm happened 24 hours later and will mean that the broadband satellites will not reach orbit and in time will burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. SpaceX, in its statement, said the 40 craft […]
Cobham SATCOM, a global provider of satellite communications solutions to the land and maritime sectors, and the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI), the independent space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks, have announced Cobham’s membership in the DIFI Consortium. Cobham is a long-standing proponent of standard interfaces, reflected in […]
Orbex, based at Sutherland’s Space Hub, says it has made a successful submission for its launch licence to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). “Orbex has already successfully completed pre-application meetings with the CAA, the UK’s new space regulator. It has now progressed to the application stage, becoming one of the first UK launch operators […]
LeoLabs and OneWeb have entered into a multi-year agreement where LeoLabs will be providing collision avoidance to support operational safety of flight for OneWeb’s growing fleet of spacecraft. “With OneWeb as a valued LeoLabs customer, LeoLabs Collision Avoidance is now utilised by the three largest constellations in the world — SpaceX, OneWeb, and Planet (among […]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings is looking to sell $425 million (and up to $500 million if the response is good) of convertible bonds in a private offering. Virgin Galactic will use the cash to fund working capital and general administrative purposes. The company has next-to-zero income (last year it declared just $3.2 million […]
Northern Sky Research (NSR) in its Global Space Economy, 2nd Edition report, is projecting that the Global Space Economy will be worth $1.25 trillion (€1.12tn) by 2030. NSR is projecting strong revenue potential across all key segments, underpinned by record setting investment and both public and private sector demand for space products and services. With […]
Honeybee Robotics is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin. A deal between Honeybee’s parent organisation, Ensign-Bickford Industries, and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, is expected to close in mid-February. Financial terms were not disclosed. Since 1983, Honeybee has delivered more than 1,000 advanced projects to government and industrial customers in the spacecraft, planetary […]
In an homage to the late Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, some of his ashes, along with a similar capsule contain the remains of his wife, actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, will be launched into space on an upcoming United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket. The flight, dubbed Celestis/The Enterprise Flight, will be aboard the debut flight […]
A study from analysts at Northern Sky Research (NSR) suggests that by 2031 some 57,500 passengers will be taking a trip into space. The value of this space tourism and orbital travel will capture the majority of an overall cumulative $20.3 billion in related revenues. The numbers come from NSR’s Space Tourism & Travel Markets, […]
Scotland’s South Ayrshire Council in Prestwick, near Glasgow, has started formal submissions to see its existing airport converted and expanded to allow for space-based activity as part of the Prestwick Spaceport development. The formal Proposal of Application Notice (POAN) is the first step in the planning process for Prestwick Spaceport and signals the intent to […]