ULA’s Starliner in countdown mode and Status Check for first human launch of NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to ISS
Atlas V will launch Boeing's Starliner with two NASA astronauts on the Crew Flight Test mission. Photo by United Launch Alliance Wednesday was busy again with the responsibilities and plans for United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket's launch on ...
SpaceX views Worldview launch for Maxar 1 mission Thursday
Unrivaled accuracy, agility and collection capacity. This high-resolution constellation offers customers around the globe affordable access to the highest quality view of their world. SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 2 for launch of the Maxar 1 mission to orbit from ...
SDA awards an eight satellites build for the FOO Fighter program
Artistic rendition is courtesy of Millennium Space Systems. The Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued an award using Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with a total potential value of approximately $414 million to build eight satellites, for launch in first quarter fiscal ...
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Secure World Foundation’s leadership advancements
Secure World Foundation announces promotions in the leadership team, further strengthening their commitment to the secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of outer space. These key roles will enhance strategic planning and execution for future-year projects. Krystal Azelton Krystal Azelton has ...
QinetiQ achieves UK’s first jet-to-jet teaming between aircraft and autonomous drone
QinetiQ has successfully trialed the UK’s first Crewed-Uncrewed-Teaming demonstration between a crewed aircraft and an autonomous jet drone. The trial – which took place in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Royal Navy and the Air ...
The SES O3b mPOWER system starts providing high-performance connectivity services
SES' O3b mPOWER second-generation, software-enabled, satellite system is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at MEO (8,000km away from the Earth) and with extensive ground infrastructure built ...
Neuraspace unveils free SYNC + subscription-based PRO tiers for the firm’s Space Traffic Management platform
Neuraspace recently launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM (Space Traffic Management) platform, as well as the subscription-based PRO tier. Both tiers are software-as-a-service (SaaS) and feature a new real-time and collaborative exchange between satellite operators. This ...
Satcom Global enhances AuraNow VSAT coverage via a new Intelsat agreement
Satcom Global and Intelsat (PDF) recently announced a new global agreement, driving expansion and further enhancing the global Ku-band network behind the flexible and scalable AuraNow VSAT solution. Vessels with AuraNow on board will now benefit from the combination of ...
Bright Ascension + Nominal Systems announce partnership
Bright Ascension Ltd. and Nominal Systems have signed an MoU that is the start of a collaborative effort between the two companies to integrate their respective systems and offerings in order to provide and enhance the end-customer value proposition. As ...
SpaceX ‘two-fer-two’ with second Florida launch in two days as Starlink soars on Sunday
Photo captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. On Sunday, April 28 at 6:08 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink small satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ...
SpaceX brings Maxar’s WorldView mission back in view again
Reports indicate that SpaceX may launch Maxar's Worldview Legion 1 & 2 mission on May 1 from Vandenberg SFB, California at 11:30 AM - 12:24 PM PDT. Prior to this there were several postponements of the launch. The telescopes are ...
Arlula’s EO application now hosted on Saber Astronautics’ Space Application Marketplace
Saber Astronautics has integrated Arlula’s Earth Observation (EO) Data Application into Saber’s Space Application Marketplace (SAM), a significant milestone marking the first time third-party EO data is available on the Space Cockpit platform. Originating from Australia, Arlula allows users from ...
SpaceX ready for the second Florida launch this weekend first Galileo and then Starlink smallsats
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral that marked the 300th Falcon booster landing on April 23. Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream. SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites ...