SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean”
Starship’s tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, taking a significant step forward in developing the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle.The results were a significant step forward as every major ...
SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday (Aug. 26). Photos captured by Satnews. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron’s 70th mission sends “Live, Laugh, Launch,” soaring
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 70th Electron mission, solidifying the Company as a global leader in responsive launch services and Electron as the world’s most frequently launched small orbital ...
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Ramses: ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis
ESA’s Space Safety program has received permission to begin preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission – the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Ramses will rendezvous with the asteroid 99942 Apophis and accompany it through its safe ...
Sikorsky and CAL FIRE join forces to enhance autonomous aerial firefighting technologies
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), have announced a new initiative to expand the research, innovation, and operational capabilities of aviation resources. This effort aims to strengthen the ...
ST Engineering iDirect: Unlocking SATCOM’s potential with cloud-native architectures
The rapid evolution of technology demands agile solutions that enhance flexibility, efficiency, and resilience. Cloud-native architecture, long used in IT and Telco networks has now emerged as a fundamental requirement in addressing software-defined and 5G NTN foundational architectural needs in ...
DARPA selects Q-CTRL to develop next generation quantum sensors for defense platforms
Q-CTRL has been selected for two awards under DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program—with this selection, these contracts are valued at A$38 million ($24.4 million) to augment Q-CTRL’s field-validated quantum sensing technologies for demanding real-world use cases in high-performance military ...
SpaceX on Tuesday launched 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constelltion from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 8:50 PDT. Photos captured by Satnews ...
SpaceX’s early morning Wednesday launch from the Cape of 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 still on
No changes have been announced by SpaceX about Wednesday's launch of 28 smallsats from Starlink Group 10-22 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlimk constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on ...
Gilmour Space achieves milestone with Australian satellite now in-orbit
Gilmour Space Technologies today confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1) — another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus ...
Ovzon signs facilities agreement with Danske Bank for refinancing
Ovzon AB (publ) has entered into a facilities agreement with Danske Bank for a term loan and a revolving credit facility to refinance existing loan, which will reduce interest expenses and secure financing for future growth. The facilities agreement, which ...
Forrester’s Digest: EGNOS upgraded by European Commission
The European Commission has confirmed a significant upgrade to EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based flight and positioning augmentation system. On August 25th, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B moved from test to operational status, broadcasting the EGNOS Signal-in-Space. EGNOS, which stands ...
U.S. Space Command to relocate
During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command — one of the Defense Department's 11 unified combatant commands — would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the ...
