Tomorrow is ULA’s historic final launch for Delta IV Heavy carrying NROL-70
Thursday's historic launch of NROL-70 relates a partnership between the NRO and ULA that began with the first launch in 2006 that now totals 34 consecutive successes. ULA's Wednesday update reads:Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Delta IV Heavy ...
Rocket Lab lets it fly with ‘Live and Let Fly’ its first launch for NRO’s spy satellites
The mission was Rocket Lab’s first launch for the National Reconnaissance Office from U.S. soil following four previous successful launches for the agency from New Zealand Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader ...
Space Systems Command issues solicitation for On Ramp to OSP-4 launch contract
The U.S. Space Force’s Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) program executive office, has issued a solicitation to on ramp additional launch ...
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South Korea to launch second spy satellite in early April
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea's first indigenous spy satellite waits at U.S. Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S. in this Dec. 1, 2023 photo provided by SpaceX. Yonhap South Korea plans to launch its second military ...
Stanford study highlights the crucial role of satellite monitoring in methane detection
A Stanford University study into the efficacy of methane-sensing satellite systems has concluded that satellite monitoring unequivocally detects methane, with its findings confirming the unique capability of Kayrros to monitor methane using every available satellite sensor with top tier results ...
Globalsat Group wins ESG Impact Innovation award from MSUA for second consecutive year
J Alberto Palacios, Chairman & CEO; Juan Ramón Porras, General Director for Central America & the Caribbean; Porfirio Suárez, General Director for Mexico and Jack Yáñez, COO. Globalsat Group wins at Satellite 2024, securing the prestigious ESG Impact Innovation Award ...
UK Space Agency announces new headquarters + regional offices
The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, as well as with new offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands. Aligned with the government’s Leveling Up strategy, the expansion will enable ...
Monday’s successful SpaceX launch of 23 Starlink smallsats
On Monday, March 25 at 7:42 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at a cost of $52,000,000. This was the eighth ...
Forrester’s Digest: Boeing to boost satellite manufacturing plus Dish + DirecTV latest
Boeing’s El Segundo, California, satellite factory has been turning out satellites since 1955 when it was purchased by Howard Hughes and his Aerospace Group. It had previously turned out cars, including the Nash Rambler. It was the production home of ...
First Australian multi-metal 3D printer to boost aerospace manufacturing
The commissioning of a new multi metal 3D printer in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the iLAuNCH Trailblazer initiative is set to make space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster and more robust aerospace components. The Nikon ...
Parry Labs awarded million$$ contract from GA-ASI for Edge Computing hardware
Parry Labs has been awarded a contract valued up to $13 million as a subcontractor to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to deliver their Edge Compute (EC) Hyper and Edge Compute Autonomy hardware systems as part of the multidomain ...
INTEGRASYS awarded Payload Comsec Transec performance testbed contract by ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting the European Commission with the development of GOVSATCOM-driven technologies under the Connectivity Secure Communications (CSC) framework. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Electronic Warfare (EW), Jamming, and Antiamming have been crucial topics, therefore, ...
Open Cosmos ‘HAMMER’ satellite successfully launched via the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission
Open Cosmos recently launched HAMMER, the company's latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite — after a successful lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter 10 mission. The company received confirmation ...