Rocket Lab schedules the launch for 1st of multiple missions for BlackSky
Photo of an Electron launch, courtesy of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will soon launch a satellite on a dedicated Electron mission, the first of a bulk order of multiple new missions for real-time space-based intelligence company ...
NASA awards launch service task order for the Pandora mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of ...
U.S. Space System Command + Japan launch first bilateral space effort
Artistic rendition of Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space ...
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BlackSky and Rocket Lab establish launch window for first Gen-3 satellite
BlackSky’s first Gen-3 satellite recently completed encapsulation onto an Electron rocket at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in in New Zealand. (Photo: Rocket Lab) BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) have established a launch window ...
K2 Space’s double good news, $110M Series B and first successful in-space demonstration
K2 Space today announced its $110 million Series B to ramp up mass production of its multi-orbit, high power satellite platform. The funding round, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital, includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, ...
SpaceX Starlink Group 12-8 of 21 smallsats now Saturday including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, February 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff ...
In honor of Presidents Washington and Lincoln…
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart (1797) In honor and celebration of Presidents Washington and Lincoln the Satnews offices will be closed on Monday, February 17 and open on Tuesday, February 18 Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner (1863) ...
Trans Lunar Injection completed by Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost + imagery captures
Firefly Aerospace is now four weeks into their first mission to the Moon—Blue Ghost recently completed its Trans Lunar Injection (TLI) to escape Earth’s orbit and is now in transit to the Moon. Shortly after TLI, Blue Ghost captured two ...
SpaceX’s Tuesday launch of 23 Starlink Group 10-12 smallsats at the Cape
Internet from space for furniture craftsmanshipKozue Tobo is a skilled furniture craftsman who takes her inspiration from nature. SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, February 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex ...
SpaceX plans Valentine’s Day launch of Starlink Group 12-8 smallsats from the Cape
On Friday, February 14, SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch a batch of satellites into low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:00 pm - 12:59 am PST The forecast calls for ...
SpaceX in California is ready for a secret NROL-57 launch on Monday
This was a batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. Dates and times for upcoming launch are subject to change. SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch a secret mission for the government and National Reconnaissance ...
Rocket Lab delivers 3rd on-orbit manufacturing spacecraft for Varda Space Industries
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered another Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. (“Varda”) to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in preparation for launch—this is Rocket Lab’s third Pioneer spacecraft produced for Varda, and the second the ...
L3Harris launches new tech to control autonomous swarms
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has introduced AMORPHOUS™, the company's new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously—designed with an open architecture, this software enables the United States and allied militaries to control a ...
