SpaceX launches NASA’s TRACERS mission Wednesday from California
On a clear beautiful Wednesday, July 23 at 11:13 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s TRACERS mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Also on board this mission were SEOPS’ ...
SpaceX launches Boeing/SES O3b mPower satellites and Boeing’s + SES’s statements
On Tuesday, July 22 at 5:12 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth flight for the ...
York Space Systems’ parent company to acquire ATLAS Space Operations
York Space Systems has agreed to acquire ATLAS Space Operations—this move brings York a powerful, software-led, ground architecture that simplifies operations, removes integration barriers, and enhances space-to-ground resilience—accelerating York's ability to deliver secure, mission-ready space systems at unmatched speed and ...
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ThrustMe + Marble Imaging + Reflex Aerospace form strategic partnership for on-orbit demo in 2026
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic, three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power, iodine, Hall thruster system. The propulsion system will be integrated into MIRI, a high-performance Earth Observation ...
DeepSat selects Redwire’s AI-powered digital engineering systems for precursor mission in VLEO
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded the first phase of a multi-phase contract by DeepSat, an Earth Observation (EO) startup, to provide advanced modeling, simulation and design services for a planned, dual-use, Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation ...
Viasat expands global IoT capabilities with IoT Nano
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced that its Enterprise business, part of the company’s Communication Services segment, launched its next generation IoT Nano connectivity service to deliver powerful, two-way messaging connectivity across the globe. IoT Nano is designed to meet growing ...
Airbus and OQ Technology conduct world’s 1st demo of LEO 5G NTN connecting to a flying drone
Airbus Central Research and Technology, in collaboration with Luxembourg-based satellite operator OQ Technology, has successfully conducted the world’s first flight demonstration of a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connection to user terminals mounted on a test drone. This ...
Ocean guardian readies for takeoff as 2nd Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite heads to California launch site
Ocean guardian ready for takeoff: second Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite heads to launch site © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Monitoring of Earth’s rising oceans will soon occur as Airbus, the prime contractor for the Copernicus Sentinel-6 missions, confirms that the second ...
Forrester’s Digest: Lynk Global, SLAM Corporation part company
Lynk Global, which is building a satellite-based service targeting cellular users, has abandoned its proposed merger with SLAM Corp, the ‘special purpose acquisition company’ (SPAC), which was working to mounting an IPO for the joint venture. The JV suffered a ...
Resolve Optics: Application optimized satellite lenses
New reports are being published regarding the benefits of optical satellite imaging in applications that include inspection, navigation, remote sensing, and telecommunications, as well as ground-breaking, scientific space research. Most optical satellites operate passively taking images in the visible or ...
SpaceX now plans a late night Wednesday launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission from California
TRACERS Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 23 for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window ...
Space Foundation publishes The Space Report Q2 2025
It’s Here: The Space Report Q2 2025Global Economy Edition The wait is over. The Q2 2025 Global Economy Edition of The Space Report is now available. This edition tracks the momentum of 15 years of continuous growth that has propelled ...
ULA continues launch prep of Vulcan for U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command USSF-106 mission
The first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket will be the United States Space Force (USSF)-106 mission. Liftoff will occur at an as-yet-to-be-determined launch date from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
