Space Economy

This is the very first episode of the On Orbit Podcast’s new “Future Space Economy” educational series – designed to educate audiences about the opportunities, challenges, risks, and rewards of […]

Astroscale’s upcoming ELSA-M debris capture mission will use Addvalue and Inmarsat’s data relay service to communicate during the mission, the companies announced this month.  IDRS is the inter-satellite data relay […]

Astroscale and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are looking to jointly create a new satellite refueling service, the two organizations announced Dec. 7. The activities will be done under […]

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its first strategy for U.S. science and technology leadership in Cislunar space on Nov. 17. Cislunar space covers the region […]

NASA awarded SpaceX a contract modification to provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission with the Starship launch vehicle in 2027 as part of the agency’s Artemis IV mission. This […]

Arkisys is teaming up with Precious Payload to make launching payloads in Low-Earth Orbit more accessible. The companies announced Nov. 15 that Precious Payload will market upcoming hosted payload slots […]

LEOcloud is partnering with Axiom Space to develop and deliver space-based cloud services. The two companies announced the deal, Nov. 15. LEOcloud will deliver its Space Edge cloud edge computing […]

Thales Alenia Space has won a new contract from the European Commission to lead a new feasibility study for data centers in orbit, as part of the Horizon Europe research […]

NASA and SpaceX plan to study using the Dragon crew spacecraft to boost the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the […]

Kayhan Space, along with Astroscale U.S. and UT-Austin have been awarded a U.S. Space Force contract to develop a solution that will enable in-space service, assembly, and manufacturing. The contract […]

ClearSpace won a new contract from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to lead a consortium to design a debris removal mission. The contract announced Monday follows the successful completion of a feasibility […]

Redwire is joining a project between Bradford Space and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) to develop a commercial orbital debris removal service. Redwire announced Wednesday it will bring its space robotics […]

Voyager Space has chosen Ohio State to host the Earth-based component of the George Washington Carver Science Park, a research park in space.  The George Washington Carver Science Park is […]

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is stepping up its efforts in the lunar space as it looks to develop an advanced ground network for lunar missions. The company, announced Sept. 19 […]

Spire Global has signed GHGSat as a new customer for its space services segment, and will launch three 16U satellites in 2023 that to GHGSat’s greenhouse gas-monitoring payload. GHGSat currently […]

NASA awarded SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station through 2030, as part of its Commercial Crew Program. With this award, SpaceX has been awarded 14 total […]

Space startup Outpost, which is developing technology for returnable and reusable satellites, has raised a $7.1 million Series Seed round. Moonshots Capital led the oversubscribed funding round announced Tuesday.  The […]

NASA and Boeing have pushed back the first Starliner flight test with astronauts to February 2023, the agency announced Thursday. The flight was previously expected in December of this year.  […]

Planet Labs will support operators SES and Telesat as a subcontractor on their space relay projects for NASA. Planet will work with the operators on the Communication Services Project (CSP) […]

Sierra Space and Blue Origin have completed the system definition review (SDR) with NASA for the Orbital Reef commercial space station. The SDR establishes the functional baseline of the project, […]

Satellite manufacturer OHB‘s Luxembourg-based subsidiary LuxSpace announced Monday that it has signed a contract with in-space transportation and infrastructure services company Momentus to hitch a ride on its Vigoride orbital […]

Benchmark Space Systems is rolling out a satellite collision avoidance kit — ColA — that the propulsion company says is an affordable, plug-and-play safety accessory for microsat and ESPA-class satellites.  […]

Benchmark Space Systems is rolling out a satellite collision avoidance kit — ColA — that the propulsion company says is an affordable, plug-and-play safety accessory for microsat and ESPA-class satellites. The […]

Kayhan Space is launching a new spaceflight safety platform, Pathfinder, the company announced Aug. 9. The platform aims to enable satellite and mission operators to manage operational risks and make […]

SpaceLink has entered into an R&D agreement with the U.S. Army to jointly explore space communication pathways. SpaceLink announced the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army […]

South Korean satellite data and technology company Hancom inSpace (Hancom) has signed its second contract with Spire Global to host an additional optical payload on a Spire 6U satellite that […]

Commercial in-space transportation services company Momentus has identified the root cause of anomalies that created power and communications issues for its Vigoride-3 orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) during its May 27 […]

New space transportation company Impulse Space announced a partnership with Relativity Space on Tuesday to deliver the first commercial payload to Mars. Impulse Space is developing the Mars Cruise Vehicle […]

Nanoracks confirmed Monday that it will conduct a second Bishop Airlock mission with Japanese space robotics startup Gitai. A follow-up to the companies’ successful Bishop Airlock demonstration in 2021, the […]

Denver-based in-space transportation company Atomos Space entered into a technology partnership with Addvalue Innovation, a communication terminals provider, to develop orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) that relocate Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites […]