Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 8:14 AM PDT
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Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Pradman Kaul to Retire After Nearly 50 Years With Hughes Network Systems
By Via Satellite: Pradman Kaul is retiring from his role as president of Hughes Network Systems at the end of the year, after nearly 50 years with the company. Kaul is a.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Sierra Space completes ground demo of navigation satellite for U.S. Space Force program
By SpaceNews.com: The demonstration, conducted in a laboratory using a “FlatSat” setup, tested Sierra Space’s satellite hardware and flight software.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Space Solar Power Startup mPower Raises $21M Series B to Scale Flexible Solar Arrays
By Payload: Space solar power startup mPower Technology closed a $21M Series B to help scale production of its solar modules. Razor’s Edge Ventures led the round, which also included participation from Shield Capital.
NASA Still Looking for A Way to Get VIPER to the Moon
By Space Policy Online: Posted: May 7, 2025 11:56 pm ET | Last Updated: May 8, 2025 12:45 am ET | NASA concluded that none of the 11 industry proposals to take over the VIPER lunar rover program are acceptable and now is looking for other alternatives on how to get VIPER to the Moon.
indiatoday.in
• Nandini Yadav
Elon Musk’s Starlink reportedly gets approval to roll out its satellite internet services in India
By indiatoday.in: Elon Musk’s Starlink has reportedly received the approvals from the Department of Telecom to rollout and operate its satellite internet services in India.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Commercial competition and cooperation at the moon
By SpaceNews.com: The market for sending spacecraft to the moon would seem to be a competitive one. NASA continues to drive the most demand for commercial lunar landers through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services ….
ESA
ESA’s Biomass Satellite Deploys Antenna Boom to Begin P-Band Radar Operations
By ESA: The deployment of the boom is carried out in three carefully planned separate stages, each of which takes about seven minutes. However, only one step is carried out per day and during selected passes that offer maximum coverage from the ground stations.
