China is preparing to test a new type of rollable solar wing in orbit, marking a step toward lighter and
Firefly Aerospace’s SciTec has received a $93.7 million U.S. Space Force contract to advance ground-based radar digitization. The program will develop a common architecture and design for modernizing radar systems. The work builds on SciTec’s experience in missile warning, defense software and large-scale data processing, while supporting the Space Force’s effort to maintain and upgrade critical radar infrastructure.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is developing LightHOUSE, a proposed satellite system that could bring GPS-like navigation to spacecraft traveling between Earth and the Moon. The concept would use high-orbit satellites, laser communications and star-based imaging to estimate spacecraft position and speed. If successful, it could reduce reliance on Earth-based tracking systems, save spacecraft fuel and support future lunar missions.
NASA has awarded Stone Aerospace $175,000 to study a laser-powered drone that could explore hidden caves beneath the Moon. The LUX drone would receive power through a fiber-optic cable from a surface rover, helping scientists investigate underground areas that may support future Moon and Mars missions.
China has proposed a new asteroid defense method that uses two spacecraft and a buried nuclear explosion to stop dangerous space rocks. China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology says computer simulations show the approach could destroy a 100-meter asteroid more effectively than a surface blast. The idea could improve future planetary defense but has not yet been tested in space.
China has announced an ambitious plan to build a large space computing network that will analyze satellite data directly in
China’s Ludi Tance-4 01 satellite relies on gallium nitride (GaN) technology to deliver continuous radar observation from high Earth orbit,
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing a new CubeSat mission that aims to significantly increase the time available to
China is building a national early warning system to detect asteroids that may threaten Earth in the future. The project
India marked a defining moment in its space journey on Saturday as Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country’s first
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