Space Symposium 2023
Over 10,000 people from every sector of the global space ecosystem connect at Space Symposium each year. Commercial, government, defense, science, technology and education leaders come together to solve challenges and chart the future.
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Latest News From Space Symposium - Day 3
Apr 21, 2023
Contenders take different approaches to challenges of lunar rover design as NASA contest nears new stage.
Apr 20, 2023
Astroport Space Technologies, a startup developing a system of baking Moon dust into lunar roads and rocket pads, has partnered with Interflight Global Europe.
Apr 20, 2023
The Space Development Agency is negotiating with the FAA for temporary approval to test broadcasting Link 16 datalink from its recently launched satellites.
Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Space Force is launching five Strategic Technology Institutes to advance R&D for space technology that it believes will be critical.
Apr 20, 2023
The launch of dozens of satellites for a proliferated LEO constellation focused on missile warning and tracking could require more operational units.
Apr 20, 2023
The Pentagon has tasked the U.S. Space Force to develop on-orbit refueling quickly.
Apr 20, 2023
SpaceX promised its first integrated flight test of a Starship/Super Heavy vehicle would be “excitement guaranteed.” On that, it certainly delivered.
Apr 20, 2023
Ispace is making the final preparations for its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar landing attempt on April 25.
Latest News From Space Symposium 2023 - Day 2
Apr 20, 2023
NASA has awarded Space & Technology Solutions a potential $719 million contract for the support of work on the agency’s Joint Polar Satellite System.
Apr 20, 2023
NASA has selected Aerospace Corp. to run the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities.
Apr 19, 2023
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman says he is starting to define how its personnel will turn satellite data into actionable targeting information.
Apr 19, 2023
Space Forge of the UK, a startup developing a spacecraft for manufacturing goods in space and delivering them to Earth, plans to launch U.S. manufacturing.
Apr 19, 2023
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has an unlikely message to Congress: Give up some of your authority.
Apr 19, 2023
Lockheed looked across the massive company's divisions to understand the needs of platforms that would use TacSat-2.
Apr 19, 2023
The Pentagon is beginning an effort to link commercial space innovations with U.S. military needs, to speed their entry into government use.
Apr 19, 2023
The leader of bankrupt space company Virgin Orbit says it is seeing active interest from a “diverse group” of potential buyers.
Latest News From Space Symposium 2023 - Day 1
Apr 20, 2023
Takeshi Hakamada, founder & CEO of ispace, details his company's plans to land on the Moon on April 25.
Apr 19, 2023
LightRidge Solutions, a private equity portfolio, is building space-based assets that offer protection designed to protect against on-orbit attacks.
Apr 18, 2023
The National Reconnaissance Office wants new technologies and processing for electro-optical imaging.
Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Space Force’s upcoming competition for national security space launch service will be open to novel heavy- and superheavy new boosters.
Apr 18, 2023
The first Dream Chaser, DC-101 Tenacity, is set to launch on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur.
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. Space Command says it is on track to reach full operational capability by year's end, although its biggest hurdle has yet to be cleared.
Apr 18, 2023
NASA gives "marching orders" to international and commercial partners interested in joining U.S. efforts to expand human activities beyond low Earth orbit.
Apr 18, 2023
Northrop Grumman says its Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation network has passed a critical design review.