SpaceX’s Galileo L13 set for Tuesday launch weather permitting at the Cape
Plans still remain for SpaceX to launch Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) to Medium Earth Orbit, on Tuesday, September 17th, at 3:51 PM - 4:24 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida, weather permitting. Forecasts report ...
Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission
"Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth," SpaceX posted. After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, ...
SpaceX sends BlueBirds flying as AST SpaceMobile’s largest satellite communications array launches in low Earth orbit
Photo captured on Thursday, September 12, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream. On Thursday, September 12 at 4:52 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
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SpaceX’s Group 9-17 batch of Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell is set to launch on Wednesday
Another batch of 21 Starlink v2-mini satellites including 13 Direct to Cell will launch to low Earth orbit on Wednesday, September 18th, at 7:20 AM - 9:29 AM PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch costs $52,000,000 ...
The European Astro Pi Challenge 2024-25 is now open!
The European Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education project run in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, is back for another year and registration is now open for both missions: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. In Mission Zero, young ...
Telesat’s $2.54 Billion funding agreements with Canadian governments for Telesat Lightspeed satellite constellation
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced the completion of funding agreements with the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec for its highly advanced Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth ...
Russian military satellite(s) payload identity highly uncertain top secret launch on Tuesday
On Tuesday, September 17th Russia's Angara 1.2 rocket is launching a Russian military satellite(s) of unknown identity from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation at a cost of $31,000,000, weather permitting. The forecast calls for a temperature of 61°F, overcast clouds, 100% ...
WTA’s top teleport operators rankings award survey now available for input
Since 2004, WTA has published the world’s only rankings of top teleport operating companies. This is your chance to have your company appear in the Top Operators of 2024 rankings. From the data provided by its members and other operators, WTA publishes ...
Airbus selected by MDA Space to deliver more than 200 Sparkwing solar arrays
Airbus has been selected by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to supply solar arrays for MDA AURORA™, the software-defined satellite product line enabling constellations to extend communication networks to every corner of the world. Airbus will supply more than 200 Sparkwing ...
L3Harris receives a million$$$ IDIQ from the U.S.A.F. for video data link
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $182 million from the U.S. Air Force to deliver advanced situational awareness capabilities. Partnering with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, this contract will ...
Anduril expanding into the space domain
Anduril is expanding their advanced, AI-powered hardware and software capabilities into the final frontier: Space. This effort will enhance mission-critical Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Control, and Command and Control (C2) for U.S. military warfighters and allied partners, providing end-to-end ...
SpaceX ready for Galileo L13 launch on Tuesday
SpaceX is now scheduled to launch Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) to Medium Earth Orbit, on Tuesday, September 17th, at 3:51 PM - 4:24 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is of two ...
TNO launches Qu-STAR to pioneer quantum internet via space
TNO has launched a new project called Qu-STAR to define the role of space in quantum information networks. The quantum internet, envisioned to connect quantum devices globally, currently faces distance limitations when relying exclusively on ground networks, restricting the exchange ...