European scientists have bounced a long-range message off the Moon, setting a new world record of 730,360 km for the furthest distance a long-range message has ever travelled. The players involved claim that the IoT standard long-range could become relevant for future lunar communications. It was also the first time a data message was bounced…

Exotrail, a French space company, is teaming up with Luxembourg-based satellite manufacturer OHB LuxSpace to collaborate on a new micro-satellite platform, the companies announced November 22. The two companies will integrate ExoMGTM - cluster2, a configuration of Exotrail’s high thrust and flexible electric propulsion product family, into OHB's Triton-X Heavy platform. OHB LuxSpace has spent…

Aeronautical engineer Austin Link entered his post-graduate career amid the initial SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, dreaming about a future on orbit where, as he puts it, “we could sail the stars, and explore new things and provide value to humanity.” A little more than a decade later, commercial space is booming with possibilities. And while…

Virgin Orbit and Astroscale announced a new MoU to collaborate on satellite servicing, that could include work together on launches, policy, and a potential joint offering. The two companies have agreed to cooperate on a series of space initiatives for sustainability and on-orbit servicing.  According to Wednesday’s announcement, Astroscale could launch as many as 10…