United Launch Alliance launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 mission sending 27 operational broadband satellites connecting the world
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 3 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 on September 25, at 8:09 a.m. EDT, delivering the future of global connectivity for Amazon. Photo by United Launch Alliance A ...
Isar Aerospace + R-Space sign launch agreement
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace and R-Space have signed a launch service agreement as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Marketplace program. Under the agreement, Isar Aerospace will launch two R-Space satellites aboard of its ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle ...
SpaceX launches NASA’s IMAP heliophysics mission from sunny Florida
Success with a beautiful release On Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s IMAP mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. IMAP, or the Interstellar Mapping ...
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Vitesse Systems becomes the predominant supplier of complex antenna feed configurations with acquisition of Spacetime Engineering
Vitesse Systems, backed by Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, announced that it has acquired Spacetime Engineering Inc., a recognized leader in ground antenna technology used in military and commercial satellite networks. The acquisition of Spacetime positions Vitesse as ...
SpaceX’s first of two Thursday launches: Starlink Group 10-15 sends 28 smallsats from Florida early in the fog
On Thursday, September 25 at 4:39 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to join the Starlink constellation in low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 22nd ...
Space Phoenix Systems wins Pepperdine’s Most Fundable Company in America award
Space Phoenix Systems (SPS) was declared a winner and formally recognized as one of the Most Fundable Companies in America™ by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School—the award was announced during an on-campus ceremony celebrating this year’s winners. This year, Pepperdine’s ...
Teledyne Labtech leads Welsh space cooling project with Bangor University
Teledyne Labtech is spearheading a pioneering Welsh disruptive technology that could revolutionize thermal management in space electronics. The project, titled Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics (ATMS), is a collaborative effort between Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University in Wales, supported ...
Redwire awarded contract for roll-out solar arrays for Axiom Space’s 1st space station module
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a contract from Axiom Space to develop and deliver roll-out solar array (ROSA) wings for Axiom Station’s Payload Power Thermal Module (AxPPTM)—the first module for the company’s commercial space station. Axiom Space's Habitat ...
SpaceX plans two launches from two coasts on Thursday, Starlink smallsat Group 7-11 from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A live webcast of this mission will ...
SpaceX plans two launches from two coasts on Thursday, Starlink smallsats Group 10-15 from the Cape
Starlink keeps Canadian dog sledders connected during extended hunting expeditions on the ice.“We are what we call Nunataligaarjuk, close to the little islands out in the sea ice. Starlink has changed our lives out on the land. ... — Syola, ...
Artemis II crew members name their Orion spacecraft
NASA Delivers Artemis II Hardware to Kennedy The Artemis II crew members named their Orion spacecraft Integrity during a news conference September 24. The name Integrity embodies the foundation of trust, respect, candor, and humility across the crew and the ...
Arianespace to launch German defense satellites SATCOMBw Stufe 3 with Ariane 6
Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe's heavy-lift launchers Ariane 6, for a launch from Europe's Spaceport, ...
L-1 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to GO! for Thursday’s launch of Amazon Kuiper 3 mission from the Cape
Sunset: Atlas V Kuiper 3 — The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband ...
