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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NASA sends science projects and hardware aboard SpaceX’s 30th resupply launch to ISS
On Thursday, March 21 at 4:55 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-30) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following stage separation, ...
Seven lessons learned by Lockheed Martin that are courtesy of their wideband ESA on-orbit demo
During the last six years, Lockheed Martin Space engineers have developed and established several technology demonstrations, including new mesh networking concepts with Pony Express 1 and rendezvous proximity operations with LM LINUSS. Artistic rendition of Lockheed Martin's Pony Express. In ...
Benchmark electric propulsion thrusters on-orbit + poised for 1st firing
Benchmark demo'd adaptive control at various power levels, enabling delivery of consistent, sustained thrust, as measured at NASA Glenn Research Center. Benchmark Space Systems has revealed the firm's Xantus™ electric propulsion system has successfully deployed and will undergo subsystem health ...
Intelsat expands their Eutelsat Group LEO agreement
Intelsat has expanded the firm's partnership with Eutelsat Group related to that company’s OneWeb LEO constellation — the deal is a significant development for multi-orbit satellite connectivity solutions and positions Intelsat at the forefront of the next wave in global ...
Astrobotic’s Xodiac preps for nighttime precision landing challenge
Astrobotic’s Propulsion and Test department flew Xodiac, a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), reusable, terrestrial rocket for its first night flight. The tethered night test prepared Xodiac for the upcoming flight testing with the NASA TechLeap Prize’s Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge, managed ...
Viasat to deliver IFC to an additional 40 Korean Air aircraft
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been selected to power in-flight connectivity onboard 40 additional aircraft by Korean Air, South Korea’s flag carrier. The latest aircraft set to be connected in the Korean Air fleet will be 40 Boeing 787s, following news ...
Companies selected for DIU Orbital Logistics Vehicle Project moving forward with prototypes
Using commercial technology to facilitate greater in-space mobility for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to GEO and other exotic orbits beyond LEO) DIU ...
Sidus Space establishes 2-way comms with their LS-1 Satellite
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has established two-way communications with its state-of-the-art, 3D-printed satellite, LizzieSat™, focused on Earth Observation (EO) and remote sensing solutions powered by Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI). Using a state-of-the-art production process, the Sidus Space LizzieSat uses ...
AgEagle sells 50 RedEdge-P multispectral sensors to the Greek Ministry of Agriculture
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) has announced that ALVO, the company's exclusive VAR serving public and private companies and organizations in Greece, has been awarded a tender, including drones and sensor payloads, by the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Rural Development ...
Blue Origin’s Blue Ring to demo operation capabilities on DarkSky-1 mission
Blue Origin received a contract to demonstrate a heavy utilitym-OLV system using their ‘Blue Ring’ platform. Blue Origin will demonstrate Blue Ring’s mission operation capabilities and core flight systems on an upcoming Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)-sponsored launch, furthering its mission ...