Made In Space (MIS) is relocating its headquarters and satellite manufacturing operations to a new headquarters facility in Jacksonville, Florida, the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. The new headquarters will include the capability to locally manufacture, test, and control spacecraft and in-space manufacturing equipment. Made in Space, which was founded in 2010, has…

Lockheed Martin is now in-orbit testing space computing that could enable artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud networking, and advanced satellite communications in a new software-defined architecture. The experimental nanosat payload Pony Express 1 was launched in December as a hosted payload on Tyvak’s Tyvak-0129 spacecraft. Pony Express 1 was developed, built and integrated in nine…

OneWeb and SatixFy UK plan to add a digital technology pathway payload with a full digital payload into OneWeb's launch schedule during 2021, the companies announced Monday. The technology is designed so that satellites with a higher level of flexibility can support peaks in demand without oversizing the constellation. OneWeb launched its first satellites in…

Virgin Galactic has reached the “Weight on Wheels” milestone in the build of its second commercial spaceship, the company announced Tuesday. All major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the vehicle deployed its main landing gear and carried its own weight for the first time, a sign of progress for Virgin Galactic’s space…