Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit ...
Jan 24, 2024 · In the evolving landscape of satellite imagery for aerospace and defense, the strategic significance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) is becoming increasingly apparent.
SDA Selects Initial HALO Pool to Rapidly Compete Future …
Date: Oct. 23, 2024. Non-traditional space companies form the initial pool of 19 offerors. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced it has selected 19 non-traditional space companies to join the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit, or HALO, pool, an acquisition approach to solicit and rapidly award protype demonstrations and experimentation to ...
Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That ... - CNN
Feb 21, 2024 · In low-earth orbit, objects can collide at around 23,000 miles an hour, enough for even the tiniest debris to crack the windows on the International Space Station.
A Remarkable New Thruster Could Achieve Escape Velocity—and ...
May 3, 2024 · But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a different kind of ion thruster capable of achieving escape velocity and orbital capture maneuvers.
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space …
Oct 10, 2024 · During the congress, NASA will discuss its Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy, emphasizing the agency’s efforts to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration. The agency also will highlight its commitment to space sustainability and several missions, including initiatives that support NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration ...
The Traffic Jam in Low Earth Orbit - The New York Times
Nov 8, 2023 · Two black holes are in the news: One is a serial killer, on the verge of devouring its second star in five years, the other is part of what astronomers are calling a black-hole triple.
Low Earth Orbit Economy Latest News - NASA
Oct 3, 2023 · NASA is fostering continued scientific, educational, and technological developments in low Earth orbit to benefit humanity, while also supporting deep….
China launches test satellite to very low Earth orbit (video)
May 23, 2024 · A Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket lifted off into clear skies above Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 12:15 a.m. EDT (0415 GMT, 12:15 p.m. Beijing time) on Tuesday. The China Aerospace...
Albedo raises $35 million for commercial very low Earth orbit ...
Jan 23, 2024 · The investments announced Jan. 23 will accelerate deployment of Albedo’s very low Earth orbit (VLEO) constellation. Albedo aims to “ultimately prove out and proliferate the world’s first ...
Maintaining U.S. Preeminence in Low Earth Orbit
Mar 31, 2023 · As we work to further explore the Moon and Mars, the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) grows, and the International Space Station begins its phased retirement, it is crucial that we maintain ...