
SpaceX launches the Transporter-14 on a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission from foggy Vandenberg
On Monday, June 23 at 2:25 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos by Satnews. This was the 26th flight for the ...

United Launch Alliance + Amazon launch the Kuiper 2 mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the ...

SpaceX’s Starship explodes during static fire test
SpaceX’s next Starship vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company’s Massey facility, near Starbase, Texas. Ship 36 was torn apart exploding in a huge fireball as ...
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Rocket Lab’s Electron to launch Symphony In The Stars on Tuesday
'Symphony In The Stars' is the first of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th, 12:00 AM PDT, ...

Sidus Space’s next milestone, $120M with Lonestar + selects Atomic-6 to provide solar arrays for cislunar data satellite mission
Sidus Space selects ATOMIC-6 as solar array partner for cislunar data satellite mission. As part of its $120M agreement with Lonestar, Sidus Space has selected Atomic-6’s Light Wing™ solar arrays to power LizzieSat® satellites supporting the first cislunar data centers ...

Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Lets Out Epic Blast of Energy
NASA's experimental Relay 2 satellite had been dead in the sky since 1967 — until last summer, when it emitted a super-short and very powerful burst of energy out of nowhere. In an interview with New Scientist, one of the ...

Kymeta’s breakthrough multi-band antenna redefines connectivity
In a world-first, Kymeta, recently announced a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a single, compact antenna—laying the technical groundwork to enable seamless connectivity across satellite networks. Kymeta's Osprey u8 antenna This breakthrough ...

Forrester’s Digest: Viasat suffers satellite ‘hack’
California-based Viasat, which also owns London-based Inmarsat, says it was one of the victims in the “Salt Typhoon” hack against telecommunications providers. ‘Salt Typhoon’ is believed to be China-backed although China firmly denies involvement. “Viasat and its independent third-party cybersecurity ...

Exolaunch to deploy their largest mission to date — 45 customer satellites on Transporter-14
Exolaunch is set to deploy 45 customer satellites on the upcoming Transporter-14 rideshare mission with SpaceX aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This mission highlights Exolaunch’s role as a trusted partner for rideshare launches and represents unparalleled expertise and flight heritage ...

Infrared tracking of fast-moving projectiles
Specialized Imaging has revealed a new development that extends the capabilities of the company's SI Trajectory Tracker to examine thermal effects associated with fast moving projectiles. The SI Trajectory Tracker has played a pivotal role in the study of projectile aerodynamics during flight. One of ...

SpaceX to launch Transporter-14 mission on Monday from California
SpaceX is targeting Monday, June 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:18 p.m. PT ...

Maxar partners with Array Labs to fuel the company’s 3D operational terrain
Array Labs’ upcoming constellation will fuel rapid updates to Maxar’s global 3D terrain, providing unparalleled insights for warfighters, analysts and commercial operators Both firms recently reached an agreement wherein Maxar will be provided wiith dedicated capacity from Array Labs’ 3D ...

European Space Agency, Thales Alenia Space + Blue Origin to explore collaboration opportunities
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of ...