ESA's Celeste IOV-1 Sends First Navigation Signals
.@esa's Celeste IOV-1 sat, built by @infoGMV /@OHB_SE & launched by @RocketLab March 28, sends 1st L-, S-band nav signals to ground. Mission's goal, w/ @Thales_Alenia_S-built IOV-2, is to register use of this spectrum w/ @ITU. IOV-2 signals expected in coming days. @defis_eu https://t.co/GxR7BrrDTX
ClearSpace Launches Robot to Clean Space Debris
ClearSpace Unveils #Robotic Spacecraft to Capture and Remove Dead Satellites by @spaceandtech_ #SpaceTech #AI #Robots #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/cmG85VPICD
From 5,000°F Fireball to Splashdown in 13 Minutes
Tomorrow, Orion slams into Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph. 13 minutes later? Splashdown off the coast of San Diego where the US Navy is already waiting. In those 13 minutes, the spacecraft goes from a 5,000°F fireball to a controlled ocean...
Body Gets Nervous Even when Mind Feels Calm
Excuse me body, why do you do this?! I just finished chatting to @abcnews_au about the final stages of Artemis II. I swear I don’t really feel like Iget nervous when I do live TV anymore but my body is apparently...
Artemis II Rehearsals Transform Astronauts’ Vision of the Moon
The Artemis II team did photography training and dry runs for moon pass-by with an inflatable moon. Victor Glover said these practice runs completely changed how he understood importance of the mission. Christina Koch wanted to “tell a story” and share the...
NASA to Fix Orion’s Leaky Helium Valves Before Artemis
NASA will likely redesign Orion's leaky helium valves before sending the next Artemis crew to the Moon. https://t.co/ZB5x5JbH0t
Orbital Mechanics Keep Artemis II Crew Far From Earth
Listening to Rob Navias on the Artemis II livestream, it amazes me every time he says that the crew is not yet half way back to Earth from the Moon. Even though they're landing this time tomorrow. "It's just...
Cygnus Soars on Falcon 9 XL, Showcasing Massive Payload Capacity
Still wild to me seeing Cygnus flying on Falcon 9. The XL really packs that available payload area.
Blue Checks Second-Stage Impacts Despite Unrelated Hardware
This is not hardware for the third New Glenn launch scheduled for later this month, but I'm sure Blue is checking for any effects on the second stage on that vehicle.
Blue Moon Mk1 Exits NASA Vacuum Chamber, No Issues Reported
Amit Kshatriya of NASA said Blue Moon Mk 1 has “just” come out of the vacuum chamber at Johnson Space Center and will soon be shipped back to Florida. No comment on how it performed but he did not indicate...
OneWeb UK Cuts Costs, Boosts Revenue, Secures Eutelsat Backing
.@EutelsatGroup OneWeb UK reports 44.5% rev boost in FY 2025; opex down 17%; staff costs down 33%; operating loss, at $456M, down sharply from 2024. Letter from Eutelsat guarantees financial backing through June 2027 if needed. @AirbusSpace @defis_eu.https://t.co/m1k5YGix9u https://t.co/iTbKQhShKk
Unexpected Celestial Glitch Becomes Artemis II’s Greatest Gift
It was an accident of celestial mechanics, but ended up becoming one of the "greatest gifts" of the Artemis II mission. https://t.co/Tg8VGfIpjl
Board Liquidated Teledesic Despite $4/Share Payout, Shaping NGSO Regulation
Wrong. A decision was made by the board In 2002 to liquidate Teledesic even though there was enough capital to pay out shareholders almost $4 a share. Hundreds of millions paid. No bankruptcy. Teledesic's win at WRC created regulatory category...
Artemis II’s Success Sparks Excitement for Future Missions
I’m really happy to see all the love for Artemis II. I hope we can keep it going for the following missions. The fly by was great mission, but there is some spectacular stuff coming.
Senator Cantwell to Address Artemis II Crew Tonight
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees NASA, will speak to the Artemis II astronauts at 7:50 pm ET tonight (Apr 9). https://t.co/I7NKrWIWQG
Intuition Foresight Enables Seamless LEO Integration in Multi‑Orbit Satcom
ST Engineering iDirect's launch of Intuition Foresight underscores the rapid changes occurring in satcom since LEO broadband came on the scene. With Foresight, ST uses standard APIs to integrate LEO into multi-orbit networks in a 'fundamental shift' https://t.co/evhgolvaok
Moon Base Will Ignite New Space Economy Opportunities
We Are Going Back to the Moon to Stay “Establishing a permanent presence on the Moon will push the space economy into cislunar space, creating business opportunities for a new generation of American dreamers and entrepreneurs.” https://t.co/RpCm5sc77e #SpaceEconomy https://t.co/VPw2LVqmkX
SpaceX Poised to Own Every Layer of Tech Stack
SpaceX, across Musk’s constellation of assets, has a plausible path to owning every single layer. Chips. Models. Data. Internet delivery. And the rockets to put it all wherever physics allows. No other company has that opportunity. https://t.co/W4WPXCFNsz
SpaceX IPO Signals Rising Investor Focus on Space Economy
What SpaceX’s IPO Means For The Space Economy | @Forbes “While that prospect poses significant technical hurdles, it’s an idea that may appear more urgent to investors this week after Iran claimed to have hit an Oracle data center in Dubai...
Amazon Leo's Claimed Speed Edge Lacks Clear Benchmark
.@amazon CEO @ajassy's April 9 shareholder letter on @Amazonleo performance. Unclear what his point of reference is when comparing Amazon Leo to competing services available today - 6x-8x faster uplink, 2x better downlink and lower cost. @Starlink is a moving...
FCC May Boost Starlink Power for Faster Broadband
D.C. Memo: @BrendanCarrFCC Planning to Allow @Starlink to Increase Power Levels, Yielding Much Faster Download Speeds: 'By discarding last century’s satellite regulations, we could see billions of dollars in benefits for the [U.S] economy and broadband speeds many times faster...
Artemis 2 Crew Set to Become Fastest Humans Ever
Imagine having this view as you’re commuting home. The Artemis 2 crew is now falling to Earth, picking up speed every second as gravity relentlessly pulls them. When they plow into the upper atmosphere they’ll be the fastest humans in history...
Orbiting Compute Becomes Real Infrastructure
𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗱. Until you notice who is already moving. And the economics are changing fast. Launch costs have fallen from roughly $10,000/kg to around $1,000/kg, with some projecting near $200/kg by 2027. The moment orbit starts competing with prime terrestrial infrastructure,...
Chemical Reaction Clogs Orion’s $23M Toilet, Crew Uses Backup
A chemical reaction in Orion’s urine treatment system has clogged the spacecraft’s $23 million toilet, prompting astronauts to use contingency devices while the fecal disposal system remains unaffected. spaceflight
Federal Scientists Celebrate Artemis II Success Amid Challenges
"Artemis II: Beleaguered federal scientists take a victory lap" by @chelseaeharvey for @EENewsUpdates /@politico: https://t.co/79kGMuySrj
Artemis II May Only Teach Us How to Explore Again
So what, exactly, is Artemis II's contribution to our knowledge of the Moon? Maybe it's just relearning how humans can explore. https://t.co/yslyyDUYUA
Astronauts Rehearse Every Mission Moment in Advance
What do people think the astronauts do for the years leading up to their mission? They have scripted out and walked through every moment of the flight.
Moon Mission Needs Thousands of Unique Careers
It took the dedication and passion of thousands of people to make humanity’s return to the Moon possible. 🌑✨ Here are just a few of the countless out-of-this-world jobs required to pull off a mission of this magnitude. 🚀 Let...
Friend Celebrated for Coining “The Overview Effect”
Great to see my friend @fwhite66 get the recognition he deserves for literally coining the term "The Overview Effect." Great article by @jackiewattles
Redwire Lands Share of $1.8B Andromeda Contract
Redwire $RDW among the awardees of a new $1.8 Billion US Government contract for for the space Andromeda program from the Dept of War Air Force contract. Mentions several other co's $RDW most noteworthy https://t.co/cEThY0jpWC
Artemis 2 Updates: NASA, Canada Host Evening Conferences
Today, Apr 8: NASA's Artemis 2 Daily News Conf is at 5:00 pm ET. Canadian Space Agency will have one at 7:00 pm ET incl Prime Minister Carney. Then a crew media conf at 9:45 pm ET. The NASA...
Lynk Awaits US Approval, Launch Access Delays 640‑sat Launch
.@LynkTheWorld: We're waiting for US regulatory OK of merger w/ @omnispace, which triggers @SES_Satellites investment, but plans are for early ops of our 640-sat constellation in mid-2027. Access to launch is biggest issue. @FCC.https://t.co/hXoS3DuQUf https://t.co/fFvAavyR4J
Nebraska Tops Starlink Speeds, 58% Meet 100/20 Mbps
Update: @Speedtest said Nebraska led the nation for @Starlink performance, with 58.31% of Starlink users meeting 100/20 Mbps in the second half of 2025, up from 32.16% in the first half. https://t.co/VXH7nlVrW4
FCC to Boost Satellite Internet Speeds by Raising Power Limits
The FCC will vote this month to supercharge your Internet. Lifting outdated power limits on satellite Internet means faster speeds and more capacity. 🚀 🛰️ 🛜 https://t.co/Qy7yuHv8Mx
Artemis III's Initial Orbit Remains Undecided, Officials Say
“One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III." https://t.co/atoSFLDYEs
Rural Starlink Beats Urban Speed in 29 States
"In 29 of the 50 states, rural Starlink users get better broadband speeds than urban users. In addition, five states—Florida, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Jersey and Connecticut—have more Starlink users in urban areas than rural areas." https://t.co/B2dsUEs12P
Orbiting Warehouses Enable Hour‑long Global Deliveries
What if your warehouse was in orbit? Aerospace company Inversion has built a space-based delivery vehicle called Arc that can drop cargo anywhere on earth in under an hour. No airports. No roads. This is what the next logistics frontier looks...
Voyager's 1970s Tech Outpaces AI Hype
Did you know the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been flying for 49 years and is now 15.5 billion miles from Earth—yet it still phones home with less computing power than your garage door opener? We're literally running humanity's farthest outpost...
ARK & Cathie Wood Praise Musk's Space Data Center Push
ARK discussing space-based data centers, and @CathieDWood excited that @elonmusk has set his mind to "focus on this space "
New Plan Unveiled for Assembling Post‑ISS Russian Space Complex
The latest scenario for the assembly of the post-ISS ROS complex from Roskosmos and its prime piloted spacecraft developer RKK Energia. Context: https://t.co/81bSOWHp9D https://t.co/5GW8HQkApg
NVIDIA Jetson Powers Real-Time AI on Lunar Spacecraft
$FLY 🤝 $NVDA “Integrating the NVIDIA Jetson platform into Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft enables autonomous, on-orbit AI processing that transforms raw lunar imagery into actionable insights in real time.” 🚀🌖 https://t.co/Uk3IGXn8jp https://t.co/nqePqTPMlk
Sharing Artemis II Coverage with Kids Is Pure Fun
it's a lot of fun to show all the Artemis II coverage (photos, interviews) to your kids. highly recommend.
Constellation Lock Shapes In‑Flight Connectivity Standards
In-flight connectivity: @GilatSatNet @PanasonicAero @Hughes & @SES_Satellites on 'constellation lock' & the drawbacks and benefits of terminal standards.https://t.co/PwyXgeiwJJ https://t.co/Vr4ARPxJse
Musk Eyes SpaceX IPO This Summer, Beating AI Rivals
Musk, who’d long insisted he would never take SpaceX public—at least not until it had established a Mars colony—appears to be trying to beat AI rivals Anthropic and OpenAI to the public markets as early as this summer. https://t.co/HOEydX4Vk4
Alien Disclosure Could Make XRP Interplanetary Currency
Alien disclosure could galvanize humanity requiring interplanetary commerce infrastructure. Greg Kidd calls XRP intergalactic currency. Space payments viable with internet connection. Offline transaction capability reconciles to ledger upon reconnection.
On the Brink of Interplanetary Travel, Life Amazes
We are on the verge of interplanetary space travel. What an incredible time to be alive.
Space Food: Early Uncertainty Tested by US and Soviet Programs
Eating in space was actually something they were not sure would work and was an early test objective of the American and Soviet space programs.
Artemis II Just Got an Amazing Upgrade
I mean COME ON. Just when you think Artemis II can't get any better, this drops. 🥹
US Awards $48.9M LEO Tactical Comms Contract to IonQ
US @SemperCitiusSDA awards prototype contract to @IonQ_Inc 's @capellaspace to demonstrate tactical waveform/beamforming/secure tactical comms in LEO under HALO, Europa Track 1 solicitation, for up to $48.9M for 2 space vehicles, w/ demos to be completed by November 2027. https://t.co/7VCm9ATINm
Artemis II Flyby Images Reveal Humanity’s Cosmic Awe
My favorite images from the #ArtemisII lunar flyby yesterday. Images that remind us of the immense majesty of the cosmos. Images that remind us of how small we are. Images that remind us of how special we are, how precious...
