At a time when GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) reception face growing threats from jamming and spoofing, having a navigation system that doesn’t solely rely on satellite signals has become […]
Archives for June 2025
SpaceX back on track for Wednesday launch of astronauts on Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, June 25 for Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) […]
Reflective beam expanders for high power laser experiments under vacuum
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced reflective beam expanders with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high power laser beams. Benefiting from a high throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders […]
GHGSat adds to their constellation with the launch of two new satellites
GHGSat has successfully launched two new satellites—Pierre (C-12) and Valmay (C-13), pictured above—aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 rideshare mission, with the company now reaching a total of 14 launched satellites. The satellites […]
Forrester’s Digest: Ligado + AST SpaceMobile deal approved by judge
A Delaware bankruptcy court on June 23rd approved the long-term acquisition by AST SpaceMobile (AST) of Ligado’s L-band spectrum over North America. The judge, Thomas Horan, was brief in saying, […]
BlackSky wins NGA Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring delivery order valued at over $24 million
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and […]
ThrustMe celebrates the firm’s 100th propulsion system launched into space
ThrustMe has successfully launched its 100th propulsion system into space—this milestone was achieved aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-14 mission that launched to space on June 23rd. The launcher carried […]
Aviation Sans Frontières + Windracers launch humanitarian drone operations to transform medical logistics in remote regions
In some regions of Africa, where access to healthcare is often obstructed by poor infrastructure and vast distances, a new humanitarian partnership is taking flight—Aviation Sans Frontières and Windracers, the UK-based designer, […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron to launch Symphony In The Stars on Tuesday
‘Symphony In The Stars’ is the first of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The […]
SpaceX launches the Transporter-14 on a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission from foggy Vandenberg
On Monday, June 23 at 2:25 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. […]