SpaceX launches “Israel’s most advanced communications satellite” built by Israel Aerospace from the Cape early Sunday morn
On Sunday, July 13 at 1:04 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Commercial GTO-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellite will reach fixed point over Earth within 2 weeks. Photos ...
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies plans maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1 on July 16, nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space plans a Tuesday, July 16, launch for the maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1 at 2:30 PM - 12:30 AM PDT. The launch will be from Bowen Orbital Spaceport, a private orbital launch facility owned and operated by ...
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SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program
Image is courtesy of Boeing The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ...
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Rocket Lab’s explanation about launch delay of the super secret government mission of JAKE 4 HASTE is precisely because it’s “a super secret government mission” … makes sense?
The explanation of the delay of JAKE 4 HASTE launch is because it's a "super secret government mission". And, due to the mission's nature, specific details about the hold are not publicly available. The mission is a Rocket Lab launch of ...
Northrop Grumman completes key test for exoplanetary ascent propulsion
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has achieved a significant milestone in space exploration technology with a successful testing of an advanced, second-stage motor for ascent propulsion from another planet. This crucial test ensures that when the first rocket launches from another ...
Rocket Lab launch of JAKE 4 HASTE on super secret government mission on hold
Photo of Electron Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch their Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) into low Earth orbit on Sunday, July 13 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. The cost ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats on Monday from California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch into low Earth orbit the Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats to add to the Starlink constellation on Monday, July 14th at 7:13 PM - 10:42 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, California ...
Rocket Lab selects Bollinger Shipyards to support modification of Neutron landing platform
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards to support the build out of Rocket Lab’s ocean landing platform for the company's Neutron, reusable rocket. Modification and fit-out of Rocket Lab technology to its 400-ft-long landing ...
Russia slaps a satellite dish on a boat, calls it a “Starlink Killer” — analysts say it’s 1990s tech
“Breeze” Maritime Drone Underway During Field Trials. (Photo: open source) Russia has introduced a new maritime drone called “Breeze” equipped with satellite communication technology, presenting it as a domestic alternative to Starlink. However, the system appears to rely on outdated communication methods that could severely ...
Government Accountability Office: In-Space Servicing, Assembly, + Manufacturing: Benefits, Challenges, + Policy Options
Satellites are used for GPS, weather forecasts, and more. Generally, satellites have to be small and tough enough to withstand launch. Repairing or upgrading them involves sending people to space—so they usually aren't made to be serviced. In-space robotic servicing ...
Firefly Aerospace to file registration statement for a proposed IPO
Firefly Aerospace will be filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock—the number of shares to be offered and ...
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile adds ‘Sat-Mod’ request to FCC
Would-be global satellite broadband operator AST SpaceMobile has made a satellite modification request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its operational fleet of satellites. The modification was submitted a month ago by its AST & Science subsidiary and proposes ...
China earlier this month launched a new test satellite
Launch photo is courtesy of Xinhua China launched a new test satellite into space on July 3rd from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The Shiyan-28B 01 satellite was launched at 5:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) ...
