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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
London, UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 The UK Space Agency has launched a GBP 75.6 million competitive tender for a pioneering mission to remove derelict satellites from orbit, marking the country's first active orbital cleanup effort. The initiative is aimed at safeguarding critical satellite infrastructure that underpins modern services such as navigation, forecasting, and emergency communications. Central to the Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission is a British-built spacecraft integrating autonomous navigation and robotic capture sy ... read more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final FrontierLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 One of the many critical systems that make satellite operations, space research, space observatories, space explorations, and space missions possible is space technology, where the need for space-qu ... more 
Morpheus Space completes orbital test of GO-2 electric propulsion systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Morpheus Space has announced the successful in-orbit demonstration of its GO-2 electric propulsion system, conducted in collaboration with D-Orbit. The mission met its primary performance benchmarks ... more 
Redwire integrates second Hammerhead satellite for ESA in-orbit tech missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has finalized integration of its Hammerhead spacecraft platform for a European Space Agency (ESA) in-orbit technology demonstration mission. The work was completed at ... more
OKI offers custom long flexible circuits for low-volume space tech productionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 OKI Electric Cable, the cabling division of the OKI Group, has introduced custom long flexible printed circuits (FPCs) designed for small-lot production to support the evolving needs of the New Spac ... more |
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Heat sink technology put to the test aboard Australian satellite mission Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025 A research team led by mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is testing advanced cooling systems in space to improve heat sink per ... more 
Germany criticises China curbs on rare-earth exportsBerlin (AFP) July 3, 2025 Germany's foreign minister Thursday criticised China over its "unilateral and often not very transparent" export restrictions on rare earths, warning they were harming ties between the world's third- and second-biggest economies. ... more 
A New Alloy is Enabling Ultra-Stable Structures Needed for Exoplanet DiscoveryWashington DC (SPX) Jul 02, 2025 A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable world ... more 
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jittersWashington (AFP) July 2, 2025 The United States, Japan, India and Australia pledged Tuesday to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China's dominance in resources vital to new technologies. ... more 
Meta's AI talent war raises questions about strategyNew York (AFP) June 30, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about whether the aggressive hiring spree will pay off in the competitive generative AI race. ... more |
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Q-Tech expands rad-hardened oscillator line to boost new space platform designs
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Q-Tech Corporation has announced an expanded lineup of its QT2020 and QT2021 Series microcomputer compensated crystal oscillators (MCXOs), introducing new performance tiers for enhanced integration in advanced space systems. These MCXOs remain the only radiation-hardened devices of their kind qualified to endure 50kRad(Si) total ionizing dose (TID), setting an industry benchmark. The QT2020 line achieves a minimum single-event latch-up (SEL) immunity of 29MeV-cm2/mg, while the QT2021 series extend ... read more 
Astroscale to lead UK Orpheus mission with GBP 5.15M defence contractLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Astroscale Ltd. has secured a GBP 5.15 million contract from the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), via the BAE Systems-led Serapis framework, to spearhead the Orpheus mission ai ... more |
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US Radar Test Marks Milestone in Missile Threat Detection CapabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a pivotal test of next-generation radar technology during Flight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a), confirming a major advancement in US ho ... more 
EU's Space Act would track space objects and clear satellite debrisWashington DC (UPI) Jun 25, 2025 The European Commission made a proposal Wednesday to clean up Europe's space sector while also reducing its footprint and making sure its satellites are better protected from hackers. ... more 
EU proposes space laws to reduce orbital junk and boost industryBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 25, 2025 From reducing space junk cluttering the skies to securing satellites from cyber-attacks, the EU Wednesday laid out plans to harmonise the bloc's space rules and boost its industry's competitiveness. ... more
US judge sides with Meta in AI training copyright caseSan Francisco, United States (AFP) June 26, 2025 A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission. ... more
Redwire finalizes Hammerhead satellite integration for ESA ALTIUS missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 Redwire Corporation has completed integration of its Hammerhead spacecraft platform for the European Space Agency's upcoming ALTIUS mission, marking a key milestone at its satellite processing facil ... more |
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