SpaceX’s 28th Starlink Mission Quite Uplifting
The target for SpaceX: Saturday, May 15, for the company's follow-up Starlink mission, with the smallsats nestled aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle that lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board this ...
UPDATE: United Launch Alliance Engaged In Final Prep For USSF SMC’s SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) Flight 5 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The ...
An Anomaly Strikes Rocket Lab’s 20th Electron Launch — Their “Running Out Of Toes” Is A Mission Loss
After 17 successful launches of their Electron rocket, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly during their 20th Electron mission "Running Out Of Toes" following a successful liftoff, first stage burn and stage separation. According to the company, the issue occurred following ...
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Comtech Xicom’s Q/V-Band TWTAs Deliver Millions With High-Speed Net Order
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced that ,during the company's Q3 of fiscal 2021, their Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., was awarded a contract valued at more than $3.0 million for Q/V-Band traveling wave tube amplifiers (“TWTAs”) ...
More Starlink + OneWeb & SoftBank Plus SpaceX & Google Cloud
SpaceX will launch 52 Starlink satellites the weekend of May 15th. The normal batch of 60 is being amended as SpaceX has a couple of paying guest craft on board for the launch. This will be Launch 27 for Starlink ...
Mynaric Names A New + Highly Experienced VP Of Strategic Solutions
Mynaric (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: M0Y, ISIN: DE000A0JCY11) has announced that Tim Deaver has been appointed the company's VP Strategic Solutions — Mr. Deaver possesses more than 30 years of experience with governmental space programs. Tim Deaver Tim will operate out ...
Centricus Acquisition Corp. Combines With Arqit Limited To Focus On Cyber Security With Quantum Encryption Technology
The following information reveals the action taken with Arqit Limited and Centricus Acquisition Corp... Arqit Limited (“Arqit”), a leader in quantum encryption technology and Centricus Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CENH, CENHW, CENHU) (“Centricus”), a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into ...
Mynaric and SpaceLink Partner to Deploy Optical Inter-Satellite Link Terminals in MEO
Pictured above left to right: SpaceLink’s Rob Singh, CTO, Larry Rubin, COO, Dave Bettinger, CEO. Mynaric’s Tina Ghataore, CCO, Joachim Horwath, CTO, Bulent Altan, CEO, Ali Younis, VP U.S. Business Development Mynaric and SpaceLink today agreed on the framework of a ...
NASA Wallops Postpones Black Brant Sounding Rocket Until Saturday
NASA Wallops has again postponed the launch of the Black Brant sounding rocket until Friday. NASA tweeted at 6:32 p.m. Wednesday that the launch was called off in order to give technicians the opportunity to examine the rocket after it had ...
Rocket Lab Preparing For Their Spaceflight Scheduled BlackSky Launch Via Electron
Rocket Lab is targeting no earlier than 10:00 am UTC, Saturday, May 15, for the launch of the 'Running Out Of Toes' mission. The mission is a dedicated launch deploying two EO satellites for BlackSky. For the first time this ...
Join Those Who Are Protecting + Expanding Critical Space Assets @ MilSat Symposium
Whether your interest is in understanding recent changes made to DoD space programs, discovering new technologies, or a better understanding of the commercial marketplace for defense systems, speakers at this year's MilSat Symposium are ready to share their knowledge. At MilSat Symposium, exciting content and live interaction among ...
Ariane 6’s APU Ready To Give Tanks For The Tests
Some intense testing has been taking place at ArianeGroup’s Vernon, France site where the Ariane 6 upper stage Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) completed its final qualification tests. The Ariane 6 upper stage Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) has just completed its ...
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Names The Firm’s New CEO
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (“Tyvak”), a Terran Orbital company, has named retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Christian “Boris” Becker as the firm's Chief Executive Officer. Admiral Becker Admiral Becker brings more than 33 years of leadership in the U.S. Navy ...
