Rocket Lab launches BlackSky Gen-3 beating the annual launch record with 2 launches in 2 days from 2 hemispheres
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) a global provider in launch services and space systems, today completed its second launch in two days from its launch sites in two hemispheres, setting a new annual launch record for the Company: 18 Electron ...
Isar Aerospace signs launch agreement with SEOPS for dedicated mission
Isar Aerospace has signed a launch service agreement with SEOPS for a dedicated mission scheduled in 2028. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’ will deploy multiple payloads into LEO from its dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway. This launch ...
Spire Global ships 9 satellites to launch site
Included in the satellites is Spire’s next-generation Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder—a compact, space-ready sensor built to demonstrate global weather forecasting from space Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has now shipped nine satellites, all designed and built by the company’s in-house manufacturing ...
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ESA’s Smile approved for launch in the spring of 2026
The European Space Agency's Smile mission has passed its qualification and flight acceptance review, meaning that it meets all requirements for launch. The launch window has been set for April 8th to May 7th in 2026. The Smile mission team ...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink smallsats Group 6-78 on Thursday from the Cape
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. This will be the 23rd flight for the first ...
Dcubed’s next venture ARAQYS – the power solution for space
Dcubed GmbH, provider of release actuators, deployable space structures and In-Space Manufacturing (ISM) technologies, announces its expansion into space-based energy systems with the introduction of ARAQYS — the power solution for space. With ARAQYS, Dcubed is positioning itself as the ...
INNOSPACE’s new date of first commercial SPACEWARD mission HANBIT-Nano launch
HANBIT-Nano during successful WDR conducted on November 18–19 (BRT) INNOSPACE (KS:462350), a South Korean satellite launch service company, has adjusted the scheduled launch date of its first commercial launch, SPACEWARD, from November 22 to December 17 (BRT). The decision follows the ...
Space-backed pilot program to ID how 24/7 connectivity can improve social care in the UK
Excelerate Technology has won research funding made available through a partnership between Space Wales, the UK Space Agency and the Welsh Government to map how frontline social care staff can remain connected to the internet at all times — in ...
Redwire awarded $44 million DARPA contract to advance VLEO orbit mission
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Otter very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission to demo the world’s first, air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital ...
Kymeta + iRocket announce strategic partnership to power the Golden Dome with always connected missile interceptor technology
Kymeta Corporation and Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) have engaged in a strategic collaboration to further develop, integrate and test Kymeta’s new, conformal, multi-orbit technology within iRocket’s missile interceptors. As the Pentagon increases its reliance on commercial providers for defense ...
SciTechDaily: A massive geomagnetic superstorm crushed Earth’s plasma shield
A massive geomagnetic super-storm in May of 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s plasma shield collapses and slowly rebuilds under extreme solar pressure. Scientists have captured the first detailed observations of how a superstorm compresses Earth’s plasmasphere ...
Starlink’s smallsat Group 6-78 scheduled for Thursday launch with clear skies from the Cape
SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch a batch of 29 smallsats to join the Starlink mega-constellation. The sendoff will occur at Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, Florida, from 7:01 - 11:01 PM EST. According to weather officials, there's a 99% ...
Ursa Major raises $100 million to scale hypersonics, solid rocket motors and space mobility
Ursa Major has closed $100 million in its Series E funding round and received an additional $50 million in debt funding commitments—investors include both new and long-term supporters of Ursa Major’s mission, including Eclipse, who led the round and were ...
