SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Axiom Space’s astronauts on Axiom Mission 4 enroute to ISS
On Wednesday, June 25 at 2:31 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos by Satnews. Following stage separation, ...
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 ...
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Rocket Lab to launch Electron mission for ESA’s next-generation navigation system
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency (“ESA”) for the first time, to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation ...
SpaceX’s launch on Friday of Starlink Group 10-34 smallsats may have weather issues
SpaceX is targeting Friday/Saturday, June 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for ...
SSC + Firefly planning orbital launch from Esrange following TSA signing between Sweden + U.S.
Firefly's Alpha Rocket Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Firefly Aerospace are moving closer to a historic first satellite launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, following a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) that was signed between Sweden and the United ...
RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite to shape future space missions
Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) launched a CubeSat in support of ARCSTONE, a NASA mission to measure lunar spectral reflectance, or the way sunlight is reflected back from the Moon's surface at different wavelengths of light—the ARCSTONE mission will ...
New HawkEye 360 satellite cluster supports mission success for government and allied partners in complex environments
HawkEye 360 Inc. has made successful contact with its Cluster 12 satellites following their launch from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket— Cluster 12 was launched on June 26 (ET) / June 27 (NZT) and includes three formation-flying ...
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink in South Africa could still be years away
Starlink is unlikely to gain permission to operate in South Africa any time soon, according to a local communications sector expert. Dominic Cull, a regulatory expert at communications sector legal advisory firm Ellipsis, said it will be at least two ...
Rocket Lab’s 67th Electron launch was for HawkEye360’s mission “Get The Hawk Outta Here”, then “Symphony In The Stars” to launch in 48 Hours
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider in launch services and space systems, launched its 67th Electron rocket on a dedicated launch for radio frequency geospatial analytics provider HawkEye 360. In less than 48 hours of mission success, Rocket Lab ...
AST SpaceMobile + Fairwinds Technologies demo world’s 1st tactical NTN connectivity over standard mobile devices
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has successfully demo'd the world’s first Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) tactical satellite communications delivering high-throughput data, voice, and video using unmodified mobile devices in collaboration with Fairwinds Technologies (a privately held company). The field test showcased ...
Northrop Grumman tests most powerful segmented solid rocket booster ever built
During the test, the 156-foot-long BOLE solid rocket motor produced upwards of 4 million pounds of thrust. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid ...
Vodafone IoT expands ‘Internet in the Car’ service to Slovakia making it the largest European provider of in-car connectivity services
Vodafone IoT announces the expansion of its ‘Internet in the Car’ service to Slovakia, extending the number of countries where motor manufacturers can offer vehicles with reliable, secure and complaint in-car internet access to 33. The service also enables drivers ...
