The U.S. Space Force transferred Satellite Control Authority of the Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle 07, to the 2nd Navigation Warfare Squadron, Mission Delta 31, operating at Schriever […]
Archives for January 2025
SpaceX ready for SpainSat NG1’s launch tomorrow from Kennedy
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Hisdesat SpainSat NG I mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space […]
U.S. Army awards L3Harris nearly $300 million for resilient communications program
The U.S. Army has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) full-rate Manpack and Leader radio production orders under the Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) program totaling nearly $300 million. These […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink poised for South Africa approval
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system could soon be legitimately be available to South African residents. Local reports say that the nation, which requires incoming businesses to have a shareholding which includes […]
ISRO sends off IRNSS-1K (NVS-02) and added an anniversary of the 100th launch
After the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 on Wednesday morning, ISRO Chairman, V Narayanan added that the 100th launch is a significant milestone of […]
Blue Origin scrubs Tuesday’s launch of New Shepard’s NS-29 and plans for Thursday
“We are scrubbing today’s launch. In addition to thick clouds we’ve been tracking all morning, we also encountered an issue related to the booster’s avionics. New launch target forthcoming,” Blue […]
First demo of REACCH in Space
Kall Morris Inc. (KMI) recently demonstrated their REACCH capture technology onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The demo launched to the ISS in early November and has undergone two operations […]
ISS National Lab Annual Report highlights momentum in space-based R&D
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory highlighted the rapid growth of space-based R&D in its annual report, released by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®). […]
Vast + SpaceX issue joint request for Long-Term Human Habitation in Space research proposals
Vast and SpaceX announced a joint request for research proposals from the global space science community aimed at advancing long-term human habitation and exploration in space. Building on their established partnership, the two […]
Astranis secures another SpaceX Falcon 9 launch for additional GEO satellites
Astranis has signed a contract with SpaceX for another Falcon 9 launch, to launch five more MicroGEO satellites later this year. These satellites are headed to Geostationary Orbit (GEO) to […]