United Launch Alliance successfully launches Amazon’s first operational satellites
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (April 28, 2025) A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:01 p.m. EDT, marking the first of many full-scale launches in service ...
Hubble—Celebrating the space telescope’s 35th anniversary year on-orbit
In celebration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of images that were recently taken by Hubble have been released. Barred spiral galaxy NGC 5335 These images stretch from the planet Mars to images ...
USSF defines path to space superiority in 1st warfighting framework
The United States Space Force (USSF) has released the Space Warfighting framework that outlines the service's vision for achieving and maintaining space superiority, while ensuring the long-term safety and sustainability of the space domain. This landmark document underscores the critical ...
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SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-10 from the Cape making it the second launch on Monday
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 23 smallsats from Starlink Group 12-10 into low Earth orbit to add to the smallsat constellation, from Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 PM, PDT. This was the second Starlink launch on Monday. The John F. Kennedy ...
SpaceX Starlink Group 11-9 smallsats is 1 of 2 launches on Monday from both coasts
On Monday, April 28 at 1:42 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's nine Merlin engines transported 27 Starlink satellites ...
Moon RACER activates self-driving mode for lunar exploration
On a rugged, mock moonscape, the Moon RACER team (Intuitive Machines | Atlas Devices | AVL | Barrios | Boeing | CSIRO | FUGRO | Michelin | Northrop Grumman | Roush | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Michigan Technological University) demonstrated ...
API Gateway to boost USSF space superiority through enhanced data access
U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $2.9 million contract to Raft LLC for the development of an Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA). The API Gateway ...
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink ups UK fees in congested areas
UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according to a report from Fibre Compare, Geoff Pestell, CEO at ...
DISA enhances spectrum operations with new release
The Defense Information Systems Agency and U.S. Strategic Command recently launched a new software tool called Electromagnetic Battle Management - Joint Decision Support (EMBM-J DS) to improve the management of the electromagnetic spectrum for warfighting communications and operations. EMBM-J DS ...
BAE Systems selected to enhance ground system for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites
BAE Systems has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to provide a new satellite command and control (C2) system for its Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program. Infographic courtesy of Space Systems Command. FORGE C2 will ...
A new chapter for Ariane 6 + Vega launchers with the P160C rocket motor
The P160C qualification motor was successfully tested on April 24th at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency (CNES). The successful test firing of the first P160C motor ...
OroraTech brings world’s largest wildfire satellite constellation to the U.S.
OroraTech has opened their U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado—based in Munich, Germany, the company’s expansion to the United States marks an important milestone in its mission to support wildfire resilience in America. OroraTech's thermal sensors are purpose-built for wildfire detection ...
SpaceX’s Starlink of Group 11-9 smallsats ready for Monday launch
Adriana, a thanatologist in Merida, Yucatan with her family to embrace a coastal lifestyle. SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, that will build a smallsat constellation, from Space ...
