British company SatVu, which specializes in thermal infrared imaging, concluded a contract with the European Space Agency (THIS) in the amount of 3 millions of euros. For three years the company will provide high -precision thermal satellite data for the COPERNICUS CONTRIBUTING MISSION (CCM). This is the first contract of the first category within Copernicus, which the company received from Great Britain. Thanks to this, SatVu will become […]

10 In July, the Senate Appropriations Committee supported the bill, which involves allocation $7,3 billion for NASA science programs in the next budget year. This decision directly rejects the proposal of the administration of Donald Trump, which provided for a reduction in funding by 47% and elimination of dozens of missions. Bill, co-developed by Senators Jerry Moran (Republican, Kansas) and Chris Van Golen (Democrat, Maryland), was approved […]

The UK government has officially joined Eutelsat's capital raising initiative, which involves supporting the company's long-term strategy. This decision cements the UK's position as one of the key shareholders of the combined satellite group, which includes OneWeb. Funding from the UK Government is through the Secretary of State for Science, innovations and technologies, and will amount to €163.3 million. So, A big one […]

Axiom Space astronaut and the company's chief technical officer Koichi Wakata became the first, who tested the new AxEMU suit (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). Tsey spacesuit, developed by Axiom Space, designed to support the first for over 50 years of landing a man on the moon - as part of the Artemis III mission, what should happen in the area […]

US President Donald Trump has temporarily appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to head NASA. According to the president, Duffy is successfully modernizing the infrastructure and the air transportation system in the country, what, in his opinion, makes him a worthy candidate to head the space agency, Even if only for a limited time. Daffy himself confirmed the adoption of a new role and intends to actively […]

Satellite company Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, received final approval from IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) to launch its satellite internet services in India. It became possible after that, as the Indian government granted the company a license to provide GMPCS services in early June (of global mobile personal satellite communication), VSAT and Internet services of category ISP-A […]

China has launched the Tianwen-3 interplanetary mission, which aims to return samples of Martian soil and rock to Earth. The launch is scheduled for 2028 year, And among the key participants of the project - Professor Ilyan Lee of Hong Kong University (HKU), who heads the team from choosing a landing place. Tianwen-3 will be the first ever mission to fully return samples from Krasnaya […]

Great Britain presented the concept of the new UK-ODESSI satellite project (UK-Orbital pathfinDEr for Space-borne, Space-weather Instrumentation), which should strengthen the country's position in space weather forecasting. This was announced at the National Astronomical Conference (NAM 2025) in Durham. UK-ODESSI envisages the launch of a small-sized satellite with British-developed scientific instruments into low Earth orbit. It will be on board: SCOPE […]

The European Space Rider program is a reusable spacecraft of the European Space Agency (THIS) - took another important step forward. In June 2025 the year at the Salto di Quirra landfill (Pisq) A series of autonomous testing of the device took place in Sardinia. After successful tests last year, The current campaign focused on checking autonomous navigation, guidance and management (GNC) while reducing and […]

Maxar Intelligence, a leading provider of geospatial data, announced three new multi-year strategic contracts for a total 204,7 Millions of US dollars. Contracts, extending Maxar's twenty-year leadership in the region, built on Maxar's Direct Access Program offering (DAP). Customers from the region will have direct access to Maxar's industry-leading satellite group and geospatial products […]

Astrolight is a Lithuanian space startup, recently attracted 2,8 million euros to create the so-called "optical data highway". This technology is a kind of invisible Internet cables, designed to connect satellites with the Earth using lasers. Development has not only commercial, but the defense potential is especially relevant in the conditions of Russia's aggressive policy. Astrolight is already a defensive participant […]

8 July 2025 year Fr. 08:21 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 28 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-28". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

After the recent launch of the Atlas rocket 5 United Launch Alliance company (ULA) began preparations for the third flight of the Vulcan rocket. 3 in July, the company officially moved the main stage of the rocket to the vertical assembly complex at the US Space Force base in Florida - this is the first step towards the launch of the USSF-106 mission. This is the second time, it is this copy of the Vulcan rocket that is being prepared for launch. […]

The US Air Force has decided to stop plans for the construction of two landing sites on Johnston atoll - a remote island in the central Pacific Ocean - against the backdrop of concern about damage to local nature. About this 5 July reported military edition of Stars and Stripes. The platforms were to become part of the Rocket Cargo Program - Military Logistics Initiatives, which involves use […]

US space forces have announced the cancellation, With which Boeing and Northrop Grumman competed for a contract. Instead of a traditional approach, the defense department is choosing a more flexible strategy, which will allow to quickly adapt to modern challenges. Reasons for changes PTS-R program (Protected Tactical Satellite Communication-Resilient) was started in 2020 year in return […]

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, being at a distance over 8,8 billion kilometers from Earth in the Kuiper belt, became a participant in a unique experiment — the world's first demonstration of star navigation in deep space. Research results, which have already been accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal, available as a preprint on the arXiv server. During the test, the international team […]

NASA TEMPO mission (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution), what with 2023 the year measures air quality from geostationary orbit at height 35,000 km, successfully completed her 20-month basic program. Due to the high quality of the data, the project has been officially extended until at least September 2026 year. TEMPO is NASA's first mission, which uses a spectrometer to continuously collect air pollution data […]

American climate scientists will soon lose access to satellite data, tracking the area of ​​sea ice - one of the key indicators of climate change. US Department of Defense has announced plans to stop processing that data for scientific needs. This decision is another blow to science by the US government amid budget cuts aimed at redistributing funds for tax breaks. […]

  Denel Overberg training ground, South Africa's leading center for testing missiles and developing launch capabilities, predicts stable profitability over the next three years thanks to a strong order book and growing interest in space technology, in particular before satellite launches. As a unit of the state defense and space group Denel, the test site plays a key role in the development of national launch capacities. According to Denel's corporate plan […]

Command of space systems (SSC) The US Space Force signed a contract for the sum 2,8 billion dollars with Boeing for the construction and delivery of the first two satellites of the Advanced Strategic Satellite Communications Program (SATCOM) [ESS]. ESS replaces nuclear command capabilities, management and communication (NC3), which are now provided by an advanced ultra-high frequency system (EHF), Modernizing this decisive element of strategic capabilities […]