TAMPA, Fla. — Days after a failed launch, AST SpaceMobile has received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband service on up to 248 satellites in the United States, with a complex plan to ramp up its deployment this year. The Federal Communications Commission approved the Texas-based company’s complete constellation on April 21, subject to conditions ranging … Read more
There is one particular challenge facing human missions in the near future that most terrifies mission planners. It’s a fire. A new paper by researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Johnson Space Center, and Case Western Reserve University details a planned mission to test the flammability of materials on the moon’s surface, where flames are … Read more
SACRAMENTO — A month after the public uproar over the euthanasia of a mother bear that mauled a resident in Monrovia, state lawmakers are considering mandating the use of non-lethal methods to allow wildlife and humans to coexist. Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) said she believes the bears are dead, and the state’s decision to kill … Read more
Midland, Texas, April 19, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed for both commercial and government use and accessible directly from everyday smartphones, will launch Bluebird 7 into orbit today on a New Glenn rocket. During the New Glenn 3 mission, Bluebird … Read more
Image: SpaceX In what is likely the biggest week in Starship development since the last full rocket flight, SpaceX completed two static launches of its next-generation Starship rocket at Starbase, Texas. Both tests represent a major step forward in getting both the booster and the upper stage, known as the ship, ready for Starship Flight … Read more