​ ESA, OpenCosmos sign contract for NanoMagSat mission (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — European smallsat developer Open Cosmos has signed a contract with the European Space Agency for a trio of cubesats to study the Earth’s magnetic

​ Astroscale approaches critical design review for OneWeb de-orbit mission (Image Credit: Space News) TAMPA, Fla. — The British subsidiary of Japan’s Astroscale is preparing for a critical design review early next year of a servicer that will

​ Landspace puts 2 satellites in orbit with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket (Image Credit: Space News) HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace put two satellites into orbit late Tuesday with the first launch of an improved version of the

​ Slingshot selected to design user experience for U.S. space traffic system (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace, a space tracking and analytics company based in California and Colorado, has been awarded a $5.3 million contract

​ Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites (Image Credit: Space News) SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit USA, formed by Italian space

​ EnduroSat orders 100 Enpulsion propulsion systems (Image Credit: Space News) TAMPA, Fla. — Bulgarian microsatellite specialist EnduroSat has ordered 100 electric propulsion systems from Austria’s Enpulsion as demand for larger spacecraft continues to rise. EnduroSat builds satellites starting from

​ Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a pair of Electron rockets with 24 hours of each other Nov. 24, a first for the company. One Electron

​ NASA to make lunar cargo delivery awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX (Image Credit: Space News) BERLIN — NASA plans to use cargo versions of Artemis lunar landers under development by Blue Origin and SpaceX to deliver