By Chris Forrester Jean-Hubert Lenotte (Director Strategies & Resources, Eutelsat) explained that in the 11 years that he had been in the industry, progress has been incredible in the smallsat […]
Archives for May 2025
Optical Communications for the Next Generation of Space Networks
By Chris Forrester Torsten Kriening (CEO and Publisher, SpaceWatch.Global) moderated the Optical Communications for the Next Generation of Space Networks session at the SmallSat Europe event held in Amsterdam on […]
EO and Climate Change: from Deep Space to Mission Impossible
By Chris Forrester Peter de Selding (Co-Founder & Chief Editor, Space Intel Report) moderated the Earth Observation (EO) and Climate Monitoring session at the SmallSat Europe event in Amsterdam on […]
“Smaller, faster and cheaper” says SWISSto12
By Chris Forrester Steve Collar welcomed SmallSat participants to Amsterdam in the Netherlands as a Dutch resident of 25 years, and explained how his new role at SWISSto12 had come […]
European Space Sovereignty and Autonomy
By Chris Forrester Dr. Marco Villa (Founding Partner, Ceresio Consulting) moderated this key panel at the SmallSat Europe event on May 27 at Amsterdam’s RAI Convention Center. He posed the […]
SpaceX plans Wednesday launch of Starlink Group 10-32 smallsats
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, […]
UPDATE: SpaceX experiences some good, some bad and some challenging experiences with Starship launch of 9th flight test
Starship’s ninth flight test lifted off at 6:36 p.m. CT on Tuesday, May 27 from Starbase, Texas. The Super Heavy booster supporting the mission made the first ever reflight in […]
SpaceX’s foggy Tuesday launch of Starlink Group 17-1 smallsats from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink Group 17-1 smallsats to low-Earth orbit on Tuesday, May 27 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, […]
Tensions in South Africa over Starlink approval
Elon Musk’s previous comments that South Africa’s government was allegedly “racist” were raised during the tense meeting between President Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House last week. […]
Blue Origin’s next crewed mission is targeted for liftoff on May 31st
Blue Origin has announced that the firm’s next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-32, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The launch […]