Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense (DoD). This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities […]
Archives for December 2024
NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 […]
constellr’s multi-year contract with the German Space Agency to provide Earth Observation research
constellr, a European provider of thermal data services that enables smarter decisions for climate action, resource use, and global food security through actionable thermal intelligence powered by precise monitoring of […]
NASA’s update on Artemis missions, heat shield investigation findings
The Artemis I heat shield, which protects the capsule during re-entry, experienced unexpected material loss. NASA determined the cause was insufficient gas release from the Avcoat material, leading to cracking […]
Blue Ring Pathfinder payload ready for launch — Blue Origin’s New Glenn on track for this year
Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year — NG-1 will carry the company’s Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the rocket’s first National […]
Lockheed Martin’s newest tech demo for space connectivity is ready for launch
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance […]
Orbex starting development of medium sized launch vehicle + operations going to SaxaVord
Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has […]
SpaceX ready for lucky Friday the 13th launch of O3b mPOWER 7&8
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the fourth pair of O3b mPOWER satellites to a medium Earth orbit by SES on Friday the 13th at 12:55 – 3:55 PM […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-5 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell in Florida’s early morn
On a foggy early Sunday, December 8 at 12:12 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch […]
FibreCoat secures million€€ from NewSpace Capital + other investors in Series B raise
FibreCoat has recently raised close to €20 million from NewSpace Capital, Goose Capital, Nova Saint-Gobain, 212 NexT, Otto Krahn New Business, Convergent Ventures and TiE in its Series B raise. […]