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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Aerospacelab secures 94 million euros ($110 million)
Aerospacelab has closed an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million euros ($110 million) throughout a dual-tranche funding of 56 million euros ($66 million) alongside a 38 million euros ($44 million) commitment from a European financial institution. This Series ...
SpaceX ready to send 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-57 from the Cape on Friday weather permitting
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 4:29 AM - 7:56 AM PDT. According to weather ...
SpaceX plans Saturday launch of 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-9 from California
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UPDATE: United Launch Alliance (ULA) provides status report
ULA’s Status Report provides updates on launch and other ULA activities. Please note this does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of upcoming launches. Kuiper 3 // Next Up! Sept. 25 Status: The team began (LVOS) operations last week. The Atlas V booster was hoisted into ...
Are off-the-shelf optics always the best solution
Resolve Optics Ltd has for over 20 years developed OEM quantity special lenses and optical designs for small and large high technology businesses. Their customers have benefited from novel and economic optical solutions. Several are currently world leaders in their ...
GHGSat satellites deployed to monitor methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations
ExxonMobil Corporation and GHGSat are now in a new partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations in North America and Asia, including the United States, Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. This collaboration marks a ...
Forrester’s Digest: SkyPerfect JSAT plans major expansion
Japan’s satellite operator, Sky Perfect JSAT, is going to triple its investment in its fleet which will also include diversification into optical and radar observation satellites, in addition to its core DTH broadcast services. Isao Kubo, the company’s CFO, said ...
AeroSystems unveils the SPARTAN™ heavyweight NX30 UAV platform
Ascent AeroSystems has unveiled SPARTAN, the next generation of the firm's proven NX30 coaxial UAV platform. Purpose-built for defense, public safety, industrial, and agricultural operators, SPARTAN sets a new standard in performance, reliability, and versatility for integrators and operators who ...
Gilat receives $7+ million order for transportable SATCOM terminals for the U.S. DoD
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that Gilat DataPath (DataPath, Inc.) was awarded a contract to provide transportable SATCOM terminals in support of the U.S. Department of Defense through a prime contractor. The award includes multiple ...
Benchmark awarded NASA Phase II SBIR to advance Aquila hybrid transfer stage for smallsats
Benchmark has been awarded a NASA Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to advance development of the Aquila Small Spacecraft Transfer Stage (SSTS), a low-cost, small spacecraft compatible solution engineered for delivery of payloads to high-energy orbits, including ...
