World View, the stratospheric ballooning company that announced plans to go public last month, is emphasizing remote sensing, and not tourism, as its primary market for the next several years. The post World View emphasizes remote sensing as it prepares to go public appeared first on SpaceNews.

U.S. and Indian officials agreed this week to expand civil space cooperation, including training Indian astronauts and flying payloads on commercial lunar landers. The post United States and India expand civil space cooperation appeared first on SpaceNews.

The White House on Feb. 3 announced the appointment of new members to President Biden’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. The post Lockheed Martin, Viasat executives named to presidential advisory panel appeared first on SpaceNews.

Ovzon said Feb. 3 the launch of its first satellite has been pushed out by at least another five months after manufacturing delays forced it to swap out Arianespace for SpaceX. The post Ovzon taps in SpaceX for delayed debut satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Sidus Space has raised $5.2 million from the stock market to support LizzieSat, a multipurpose constellation it expects to start deploying in low Earth orbit this year. The post Sidus Space raises $5.2 million for LEO constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space transportation services provider Spaceflight Inc. has hired the former president of International Launch Services as its new chief executive. The post Former ILS president hired as new Spaceflight CEO appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA and Astrobotic have changed the landing site for the company’s first lunar lander mission shortly before its scheduled launch, moving the mission to a location of greater scientific interest. The post NASA changes landing site for Peregrine lunar lander appeared first on SpaceNews.

China is to construct new ground station facilities to its Zhongshan research base in Antarctica to support satellite data acquisition.  The post China to build satellite ground stations in Antarctica appeared first on SpaceNews.

Hydrosat won a $1.2 million Air Force contract to investigate uses of thermal infrared data for national security applications. The post Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics appeared first on SpaceNews.

European startup The Exploration Company has raised $44 million to develop reusable orbital vehicles for flying goods and people to space. The post European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles appeared first on SpaceNews.

ISRO says it has identified and corrected the problem that doomed the first flight of a small launch vehicle as it gears up for a second attempt. The post ISRO completes investigation into SSLV launch failure appeared first on SpaceNews.

Virgin Orbit said Feb. 1 it raised $10 million from another Virgin affiliate, a move that provides only a short-term fix to its financial difficulties. The post Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap appeared first on SpaceNews.

Remote communications provider Galaxy Broadband said Feb. 1 it is buying capacity from OneWeb for $50 million in a multi-year deal to offer low Earth orbit broadband services to more sites across Canada. The post OneWeb secures $50 million Canadian satellite capacity deal appeared first on SpaceNews.

South Korea has selected Arianespace’s Vega C rocket to launch a multipurpose imaging satellite, KOMPSAT-6, that has remained grounded due to sanctions imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine. The post South Korea picks Vega C to launch satellite grounded by Russian sanctions appeared first on SpaceNews.

In a Jan. 31 draft solicitation, the agency seeks input from vendors interested in bidding for 72 satellites and supporting ground systems The post Space Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 72 satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Does a successful first flight finally mean that SLS will return astronauts to Earth’s moon more than 50 years after astronauts last visited? Does it earn SLS a future among the United States’ fleet of launch vehicles? The post What future for the Space Launch System? appeared first on SpaceNews.

Axiom Space says the customers for its upcoming private astronaut missions to the International Space Station are dominated by governments rather than individuals. The post Governments to be major customers of future Axiom Space private astronaut missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

The two men who flew on the first NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in 2020 received a rarely awarded medal from the White House Jan. 31. The post First commercial crew astronauts receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor appeared first on SpaceNews.

Threats to U.S. satellites are becoming more complex and unpredictable, which will require new ways of training and preparing for a possible conflict, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. chief of space operations, said Jan. 31. The post Space Force chief: Satellites are under threat, ‘we have to be ready’ appeared first on SpaceNews.

Hyperspectral imaging startup Orbital Sidekick raised $10 million in an investment round led by Energy Innovation Capital. The post Orbital Sidekick raises $10 million from customers and existing investors appeared first on SpaceNews.