Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has contracted ABL Space Systems, of El Segundo, California, to supply a rocket and associated launch services for the company’s first, UK, vertical satellite launch. The […]
Archives for February 2021
ISRO To Launch Amazonia-1 and 20 Co-Passenger Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV-C51 is planning to launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 as the primary satellite and 20 co-passenger satellites aboard PSLV-C51. This will be the 53rd mission of […]
OQ Technology + Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre Become Partners
OQ Technology, a Dubai/Luxembourg-based satellite 5G IoT start-up, has signed a partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), home to the UAE National Space Program. Through the partnership, […]
Satellite Monitoring Of The Palm Oil Supply Chain
Operated by Earthworm Foundation and Airbus, the Starling system uses a combination of satellite imagery and on-the-ground expertise to monitor land cover change and forest cover disturbance in near real […]
Virgin Orbit Brings Aboard Two Seasoned Space Industry Pros To The Company’s Exec Team
Virgin Orbit has added two space industry leaders to its executive team. Kirk Pysher has joined the company as its new Vice President of Mission Assurance, Quality and Safety, and […]
Peraton Re-Aligns The Company + Executive Responsibilities
After the successful completion of Peraton’s transformational acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s integrated mission support and IT solutions business on February 1, Peraton has aligned the company around four business sectors […]
Experimental Satellite Launched By China
China launched a new communication technology experimental satellite — TJSW-6 — on February 4, 2021. A Long March-3B carrier rocket transported the satellite to orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch […]
Time Is Of The Essence… SmallSat Symposium 2021 Starts on Monday… Register Now…
The major smallsat trade event of the year — SmallSat Symposium 2021 — will open its invaluable sessions on Monday, February 8th, with the show running through Thursday, February 11th. […]
NASA Designates $93.3M To Firefly To Deliver Demo Lunar Payloads
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has received a NASA award of $93.3 million to deliver a suite of ten, NASA-sponsored, science and technology demonstration payloads to Mare Crisium in the Moon’s Crisium […]
SpaceX Selected By NASA To Launch Their SPHEREx Mission in 2024
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) […]