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Nuview claims $5 million in NSIC funds for lidar instrument Space Debris

Nuview claims $5 million in NSIC funds for lidar instrument

Nuview intends to launch a constellation of 20 satellites to provide swift access to high-resolution geospatial data. Credit: Nuview SAN FRANCISCO – Nuview, a Florida startup building a constellation of lidar satellites, announced a $5 million award Aug. 28 from the Defense Department’s National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) program. The…
bubmag
August 29, 2025
China’s Guangdong province lays out ambitious commercial space objectives Space Debris

China’s Guangdong province lays out ambitious commercial space objectives

Aerial view of CAS Space's Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills. Credit: CAS Space HELSINKI — China’s southern province of Guangdong is aiming to create a fully integrated commercial aerospace ecosystem with its latest policy moves.  Guangdong…
bubmag
August 28, 2025
Heart Attacks in Space Space Debris

Heart Attacks in Space

The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading Heart attacks happen in space. And space agencies have a panoply of contortionist protocols that astronauts can use when such emergencies occur out there among the stars. NASA,…
bubmag
August 28, 2025
Geost to supply two optical payloads for U.S. Space Force geostationary missions Space Debris

Geost to supply two optical payloads for U.S. Space Force geostationary missions

Illustration of congestion in geostationary orbit. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab’s newly acquired subsidiary Geost has secured an expansion of a U.S. Space Force contract to produce two optical payloads for missions in geostationary orbit. The award, first issued in 2021, has more than doubled in…
bubmag
August 28, 2025
A MAGA influencer says there’s no space for her in women’s media. Is she right? Space Debris

A MAGA influencer says there’s no space for her in women’s media. Is she right?

Earlier this month, Katie Miller launched her new podcast with a specific origin myth. Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller, declared that by creating a lifestyle podcast for conservative women, she was filling a hole in the media ecosystem. “For years, I’ve seen that there…
bubmag
August 28, 2025