New Glenn’s first launch now on for ‘no earlier than Friday’
New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1) is targeting no earlier than Friday, January 10, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC). NG-1 is our first National ...
SpaceX gets ready for Starship’s seventh flight test as soon as Friday
SpaceX has great plans for 2025 with as many as 25 launches this year. On January 10 SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of Starship. For the first time Starship will launch the first deployable payload, and ...
Space Launch Delta 45 breaks records, remains the world’s busiest spaceport in 2024
Shown is a graphic showcasing Space Launch Delta 45's total launch count of 93 for the year 2024. The SLD 45 team, composed of military and civilian Guardians and Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
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Pale Blue to test the world’s 1st 1U+ water Ion thruster on-orbit with D-Orbit
Photo of Pale Blue's water ion thruster Pale Blue Inc. (Pale Blue) will demonstrate the world-first, 1U+, Water Ion Thruster (PBI) on D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier twice during 2025. By adding space heritage multiple times, Pale Blue will diversify its ...
Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies Inc. appoints new President / CEO
Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies Inc (EACOWT), which operate as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, has announced the appointment of Ian Canning as president and chief executive officer (CEO) — his appointment by ...
Industry Pioneers presenting at this year’s SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley…
This year, SmallSat Symposium is extremely excited to host Tom Mueller, a founding member of SpaceX and now the CEO of Impulse Space, who is revolutionizing in-space transportation. Sir Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, has redefined space access with groundbreaking innovations ...
Northrop Grumman’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Rapid Prototype Payload is assembled
Northrop Grumman’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Rapid Prototype payload completed testing and assembly prior to space vehicle integration. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed the assembly and testing of the company's Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid ...
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile helps bankrupt Ligado
Ligado Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6th. Ligado holds some extremely valuable ‘L-band’ spectrum over North America but is in the middle of a bitter dispute with the U.S. government and has accused the U.S. government ...
Kratos receives $1.45 billion MACH-TB 2.0 contract award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a five-year, OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The total value of this award, if all options are exercised ...
Gilat acquires Stellar Blu—$9 million in SkyEdge orders—$18+ million in IFC orders
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has closed their acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions LLC, a U.S.-based provider of next-generation SATCOM terminal solution such as the Sidewinder terminal. Photo of SIDEWINDER terminals, courtesy of StellarBlu Gilat expects the ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 12-11 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at a cost ...
Gilat closes acquisition of Stellar Blu
Gilat Satellite Networks has successfully closed the acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions, a US-based provider of next-generation SATCOM terminal solutions. The deal was first announced in June 2024. Gilat expects its annual revenues from Stellar Blu to range between $120 ...
Interstellar engages in capital + business alliance with Woven by Toyota
Interstellar Technologies Inc. has engaged in a strategic capital and business alliance with Woven by Toyota, Inc., a Toyota Group company that is pioneering the transformation of mobility. As the lead investor, Woven by Toyota will contribute approximately ¥7 billion ...
