A NASA spacecraft is on course to deliberately collide with a small asteroid Sept. 26 to test how that technique could be used to deflect a potentially hazardous asteroid. The post DART on track for asteroid collision appeared first on SpaceNews.

ULA launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket September 24 at 3:25 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The post NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has called off plans to attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission on Sept. 27 as a tropical storm, with the potential to become a major hurricane, heads for Florida. The post NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm appeared first on SpaceNews.

U.K.-based Avanti Communications is seeking more partnerships to grow its footprint after securing its first major deal to use another regional satellite operator’s capacity. The post Avanti turns to regional operator partnerships to expand satellite coverage appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has revised and expanded a set of objectives it will use to guide its architecture for lunar and Mars exploration after receiving volumes of feedback from commercial and international partners. The post NASA updates exploration objectives appeared first on SpaceNews.

After completing the NROL-91 mission, ULA will start vacating SLC-6 and consolidate operations at SLC-3 The post ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Vandenberg seeks new tenants appeared first on SpaceNews.

Axiom Space will fly two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, one of them a woman, to space as soon as next year, the company and the Saudi government announced Sept. 22. The post Axiom Space to fly Saudi astronauts appeared first on SpaceNews.

A technology demonstration satellite for which SES will lead the development could be a prototype of a constellation by the satellite operator providing quantum-encrypted communications. The post SES considering quantum cryptography satellite system appeared first on SpaceNews.

The European Space Agency has tasked an SES-led consortium to develop a satellite and begin operating it in 2024 to validate quantum key distribution technology. The post SES-led group to deploy quantum security satellite for Europe in 2024 appeared first on SpaceNews.

DoD and the intelligence community are laying out requirements for how they would use commercial space systems during wartime The post As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship appeared first on SpaceNews.

Mangata Networks, a U.S. satellite startup founded by a former OneWeb executive, has applied for a U.K. license to connect broadband terminals to its planned multi-orbit constellation. The post Mangata seeks permission to connect UK user terminals appeared first on SpaceNews.

Maritime connectivity specialist Marlink will offer Starlink to its customers as SpaceX’s broadband service turns to partners to expand beyond the consumer market. The post Marlink to offer Starlink to maritime and enterprise customers appeared first on SpaceNews.

One part of an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope is out of service temporarily, although project officials are confident it will not be a long-term problem. The post NASA studying issue with JWST instrument appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA said it completed all the objectives of a Space Launch System tanking test Sept. 21 despite the reoccurrence of liquid hydrogen leaks. The post NASA declares SLS tanking test a success appeared first on SpaceNews.

British small satellite startup Open Cosmos announced plans Sept. 21 for OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure designed to offer partners access to satellite data. The post Open Cosmos unveils OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Pentagon plans to end procurements of very large geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) infrared satellites and transition to a proliferated architecture in lower orbits The post DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Under a $700 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency, L3Harris will build 14 satellites using a new Maxar bus. The post L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus appeared first on SpaceNews.

Amazon and Telesat said Sept. 21 they have finalized spectrum arrangements to keep their planned satellites in non-geostationary orbit from interfering with each other. The post Amazon and Telesat coordinate their planned NGSO constellations appeared first on SpaceNews.

Arkisys plans to launch Applique, a universal interface adapter designed to connect any spacecraft payload, using a variety of common interface standards and protocols. The post Arkisys’ first flight to demonstrate universal interface adapter appeared first on SpaceNews.

In a little over a week, the crowdfunding platform Spaced Ventures has obtained pledges of $11.4 million from 758 individuals eager to invest in SpaceX. The post Spaced Ventures petition for SpaceX shares hits $11.4 million appeared first on SpaceNews.