Samsung is readying its own smartphone-to-satellite communication platformIt'll support two-way text messaging and even high-definition video, Samsung said.By S. Dent, 02.23.2023
Amazon secures key FCC approval to deploy its Project Kuiper broadband satellitesThis approval allows Amazon to send its Kuiper satellites to orbit.By M. Moon, 02.09.2023
Virgin Orbit gets the licenses it needs for the UK's first space launchThe company is progressing toward a 'historic' satellite launch from Cornwall.By S. Dent, 12.21.2022
Satellites must be deorbited within five years of completing missions, FCC rulesThe aim is to reduce the growing risk of orbital debris.By S. Dent, 09.30.2022
Astra's latest mission to deliver NASA weather satellites ends in failureA second-stage booster shut down just 10 minutes into the launch. By S. Dent, 06.13.2022
SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic stormThey'll burn up as they re-enter the atmosphere.By M. Moon, 02.09.2022
Rocket Lab reveals plans for reusable rocket with 8 ton payloadThe Neutron will be used to carry small satellites for mega-constellations.By S. Shah, 03.01.2021
Rocket Lab gains FAA approval to launch satellites from US soilIt can now operate freely from its LC-2 pad in Virginia. By S. Dent, 09.02.2020
SpaceX will make its Starlink satellites less of a blight on the night skyThe lowered glare could be less of a disruption to astronomical measurements.By M. DeAngelis, 04.24.2020
Swarm gets regulatory approval to sell its satellite hardwareThe FCC previously came down on Swarm for launching cubesats without the necessary approvals.By C. Fisher, 04.06.2020
Hitting the Books: Searching for ancient cities from spaceWait, no, that's Barstow.By A. Tarantola, 09.21.2019
Solar-powered LightSail spacecraft is ready for its second flightIt will launch onboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.By C. Fisher, 06.10.2019
Amazon plans to launch thousands of internet satellitesIt's the latest high-profile project to connect the globe from space.By K. Holt, 04.04.2019
SpaceX gets FCC approval to deploy thousands more internet satellitesElon Musk's company plans to launch almost 12,000 Starlink satellites.By K. Holt, 11.15.2018
Bill Gates, SoftBank and Airbus back plan to livestream the EarthEarthNow's satellite network will let you view the whole planet in real time.By R. England, 04.19.2018
ESA plans to measure ocean plastic data from spaceUntil now scientists have relied on estimates.By R. England, 03.20.2018
Scientists want to use satellites to predict landslidesThis data can help them map the Earth’s movement and create an early warning system.By S. Krishna, 07.06.2017
Boeing is building DARPA's new hypersonic space planeThe XS-1 will make it possible to launch satellites at a moment's notice. By S. Buckley, 05.24.2017
Blue Origin shows how 'New Glenn' rocket will fly and landThe satellite-launching craft will work much very like SpaceX's Falcon 9. By S. Dent, 03.07.2017
ESA wants to know why Galileo satellites' clocks stopped workingBecause satellite navigation systems need precise atomic clocks to work properly.By M. Moon, 01.22.2017