SpaceX’s ‘two in two’ a success with 23 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
Photo captured on Thursday, May 9, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. A one day delay didn't put a damper on the plan to launch two sets of SpaceX Starlinks. On Thursday night from Vandenberg AFB Falcon 9 hoisted the ...
ULA’s UPDATE valve vibration and launching NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to ISS
NASA's statement regarding the scrub indicated that the two astronauts flying the CFT mission, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will remain at the Kennedy Space Center in pre-flight quarantine for this latest delay. The delay enables United Launch Alliance to ...
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) + Perigee to launch satellites from Esrange
SSC and South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace Inc. have signed a collaborative agreement to launch satellites jointly from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, starting in 2025 — Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher will be the first orbital ...
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Rocket Lab completes Archimedes engine build + initiates engine test campaign
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed the first full assembly of the company's Archimedes engine, the new 3D printed, reusable, rocket engine for the firm’s Neutron medium lift launch vehicle — Rocket Lab has now begun an intensive ...
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 ...
RTX’s advanced ground system for space-based missile warning is now operational
An advanced ground system for space-based missile warning developed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing ...
Assured Space wins AFWERX’s $1.25M contract to advance Space Domain Awareness for Department of the Air Force
Assured Space Access, Inc. has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II $1.25M contract focused on sensor technologies to advance Space Domain Awareness and delivering solutions to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air ...
SES’s O3b mPOWER system launches service via Gilat’s SkyEdge IV platform
SkyEdge IV – the industry’s first MEO-GEO system – enables O3b mPOWER software-driven constellation to deliver serviceswith unparalleled flexibility and scale Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that the firm's SkyEdge IV platform is enabling SES’s O3b mPower System to ...
Strategic agreements integrate Topcon GNSS tech into Bentley Systems + Worldsensing solutions
Last month, Topcon Positioning Systems announced strategic agreements with Bentley Systems and Worldsensing to integrate the the firm's advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology into the companies’ innovative software and connectivity solutions. As part of this agreement with Bentley ...
President + CEO of combined Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies is named
Kevin Steen Kevin Steen has been appointed by the Eutelsat America Corp. (EAC) Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO of EAC — Mr. Steen will also continue his existing role as President and CEO of OneWeb ...
Maxar Intelligence + Lockheed Martin Expand Partnership
Maxar Intelligence has entered into a long term agreement with Lockheed Martin to streamline the procurement and delivery of Maxar’s geospatial products for the F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) flight simulation and training system. Maxar Intelligence's Precision3D Data Suite offers ...
SpaceX’s reliable twosome — one launch of 23 Starlink smallsats and another tomorrow
Photo captured on Monday, May 6, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. A perfect Florida day on Monday, May 6, with the sun high, clear skies, and ocean waves rolling up on the beach as Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink ...
Apogee Semiconductor launches new GEO family of radiation-hardened ICs
Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. has launched their AF54RHC GEO family of radiation-hardened integrated circuits (ICs) designed for MEO, GEO and deep space missions. The AF54RHC GEO family features essential capabilities for GEO applications, including a required 300 krad (Si) total ionizing ...