A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched Inspiration4, the first all-civilian, non-government human spaceflight, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin its three-day mission in low Earth orbit.
For about five years, Capella’s products have been provided primarily to governments and large research institutions. Now the company is widening the access to a subset of its images.
The tracking service will use laser ranging to monitor objects in low Earth orbit, offering satellite operators the ability to identify collision threats and maneuver accordingly.
A group of four amateur astronauts poised to become the first privately funded orbital spaceflight crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for launch at 8 p.m. EDT on Sept. 15.
BlackSky, a small-satellite-based startup providing geospatial intelligence to government agencies and others, will begin trading as a public company Sept. 10 after a successful reverse-merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
As Sierra Space continues final assembly of the Dream Chaser orbital spaceplane ahead of its launch in late 2022, the Colorado-based company is expanding its partnership with Japanese trading corporation Kanematsu to facilitate development of an international commercial economy in low Earth orbit.
Luxembourg-based Kleos Space, which aims to provide big-data analytics via space-based radio frequency reconnaissance satellites, said it raised Australian $12.6 million ($9.3 million) by way of a stock sale.
OneWeb’s emerging low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation will pair with AT&T’s terrestrial broadband fiber network to expand connectivity for AT&T business customers, particularly in harder-to-reach locations on Earth, the companies announced Sept. 8.
Inspiration4, the first all-civilian astronaut crew to orbit the Earth, will be doing a lot more than gazing out the windows of their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.