On a very foggy morning, Saturday, May 10 at 2:28 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]
Archives for May 2025
Rheinmetall + ICEYE to establish a JV for satellite production
Rheinmetall and ICEYE are intensifying their cooperation and the two companies intend to establish a joint venture (JV) for satellite production, with an MoU signed by both firms to this […]
UK certifies Protector as the 1st of its kind UAS
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed […]
SpaceX’s Friday at the beach and a launch of Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats
It was a beautiful sunny Friday at a California beach that hosted a launch from Vandenberg of a much delayed Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats to add to the SpaceX constellation. […]
SpaceX launch of Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats finally to launch on Friday
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 26 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space Technologies is gearing up for their first Eris Test flight, no earlier than May 15. Gilmour Space’s Eris TestFlight1 will be the first Australian-made rocket, #Eris, to attempt […]
SpaceX Starlink smallsat Friday launch weather is questionable
On Friday, Starlink will launch smallsats into low Earth orbit at 11:28 PM – 3:28 AM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, Florida. A group of smallsats will […]
SWISSto12’s new Chief Financial and Strategy Officer was Chief Strategy Officer at Inmarsat
SWISSto12, one of Europe’s aerospace companies and a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio-frequency products, has appointed Fredrik Gustavsson as its new Chief Financial and Strategy Officer (CFSO). This […]
Success for ESA’s Biomass mission as Forest satellite’s big antenna opens up
Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their vital role in […]
Satellites tracked a volcano’s secret collapse for 12 years — then it sparked a killer wave
In 2018, the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia collapsed catastrophically, generating a deadly tsunami. Now, researchers reveal that the volcano’s flank had been slowly slipping for years — an invisible […]