SpaceX has another ‘two fer two’ launches on two coasts same day including 13 Direct to Cell sats
SpaceX will be busy Wednesday May 8 with two launches same day from two coasts. The first launch, timewise, is from Florida's Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:00 a.m. with ...
SCRUBBED after ULA seated NASA’s Wilmore and Williams in Starliner ‘room with a view’
Pilot ingress. Now boarding Starliner is CFT mission pilot Suni Williams, a retired U.S. Navy captain and veteran of two previous spaceflights as a long-duration resident aboard the space station. Williams is from Needham, Massachusetts, and earned a physical science ...
SpaceX launches Maxar’s WorldView mission from California, and another SpaceX Starlink to launch from Florida hours later
Photo captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. On Thursday, May 2 at 11:36 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Maxar 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The ...
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Lunasonde names new VP of Technology
Lunasonde has announced that former Outpost Director of Spacecraft, Andreas Rousing, has joined the company as Vice President of Technology, effective immediately. Andreas Rousing Rousing’s experience spans several applications of satellite systems with expertise in hardware, avionics, and payload design; ...
Unseenlabs announces next generation smallsat constellation for 2026
Unseenlabs' space-based RF detection satellites engage in RF space-based detection that are specifically designed for maritime surveillance that improve the detection, tracking, and characterization of maritime activities by leveraging a fleet of 13 monosatellites, with four additional units slated for ...
Onboard satellite intrusion detection system achieves TRL 6 milestone
Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC) Inc. recently announced that the company achieved a significant milestone by reaching Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6) for eClypse, the firm's onboard, satellite Intrusion Detection System (IDS). After years of development and testing on ...
AAC Clyde Space leads consortium to develop laser communication system
Recently, AAC Clyde Space's subsidiary, AAC Hyperion and its partners, Netherland's FSO Instruments and TNO, have agreed to develop the next generation of laser communication terminals for smallsats. In the project, AAC Clyde Space is to deliver a compact, low-cost, ...
Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly’s space operations
Photo of Agile Space Industries' M4 thruster, courtesy of the company. Agile Space Industries will be providing advanced propulsion technology for a variant of True Anomaly’s Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle (AOV). Photo of the True Anomaly Jackal vehicle with an ...
SpaceX busy with another two in two days of Starlink smallsats launches
Photo captured by Satnews from previous SpaceX video stream. SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in ...
NASA’s Wilmore and Williams ready for ‘a room with a view’ as ULA counts down to Starliner launch
The official crew portrait celebrates the astronauts of the CFT mission. Photo by NASA Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the first crewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). The mission is ...
Sierra Space prepares for the 7th validation + 2nd structural tests of the firm’s space platform
Second Full-Scale Structural Test Scheduled for June at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, image courtesy of the company. Sierra Space has announced the company's expandable space station technology is scheduled for he seventh key validation test,and second full-scale structural test ...
ParaZero integrates the firm’s safety tech into Draganfly’s Commander 3XL Drones for home hospital delivery + emergency response
ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) is integrating their advanced safety technology into Draganfly’s Commander 3XL drones — this enhancement is set to significantly boost the safety and reliability of UAVs in crucial applications and emergency operations. By incorporating ParaZero’s state-of-the-art ...
OQ Technology + Transatel collaborate for global satellite 5G IoT connectivity
In collaboration with OQ Technology (the world's fastest-growing 5G NTN IoT LEO satellite operator), Transatel will offer a converged mobile satellite connectivity service, providing global IoT network coverage. Transatel offers global 5G roaming, enabling Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) solutions deployment worldwide. This collaboration ...