A Ball Aerospace satellite used for NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) is ready for launch, scheduled for no earlier than June 24 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Ball built the small satellite, which contains NASA's first opportunity to demonstrate a new "green" propellant and propulsion system in orbit — an alternative to conventional chemical…

  Lockheed Martin is playing guinea pig for a new "space sustainability" rating scheme designed to show how well satellites comply with best operational practices such as debris mitigation. “It’s a real serious issue with debris,” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin Space told reporters here yesterday. “So, I think there are going…

HEMERIA, the space division of NEXEYA, and Thales Alenia Space signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on nanosatellites. HEMERIA design, supplies, integrates, and enables space systems and products help meet the needs of corporate and scientific customers in defense and safety. HEMERIA will offer its range of nano-satellites, in the size segment from 8 to 27U, and will…

Tom Choi is wasting no time as he looks to make his mark in the satellite industry, post ABS. Having launched Curvalux, an affordable and power efficient wireless broadband platform, Choi has now launched another company, Saturn Satellite Networks (Saturn), a US Delaware Corporation that is building what he claims is the world’s first space…