SpaceX delivers for Amazon — launches Project Kuiper-01’s smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-01 mission of 24 smallsats to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. Amazon now has ...
SpaceX launches “Israel’s most advanced communications satellite” built by Israel Aerospace from the Cape early Sunday morn
On Sunday, July 13 at 1:04 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Commercial GTO-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellite will reach fixed point over Earth within 2 weeks. Photos ...
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SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program
Image is courtesy of Boeing The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ...
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Solestial awarded $1.2M by SpaceWERX to develop smallsat multiorbital solar array wing
Solestial, Inc. (“Solestial”), the solar energy company for space, today announced that it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.2 million dollars to develop a novel, fast to manufacture, multiorbital solar array ...
SpaceX ready to launch O3b mPower 9-10 Monday from the Cape
O3b mPOWER Performance Delivered SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch 2 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) to launch on Monday, July 21st at 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral SFS, ...
SpaceX to launch NASA’s TRACERS to understand Earth’s magnetic re-connection on Tuesday from California
TRACERS Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch Tuesday, July 22, at 11:05 AM - 12:44 PM PDT from Vandenberg, California to reach Heliophysics Orbit, Sun-Synchronous Orbit. NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites ...
Sierra Space awarded contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Sierra Space has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)to deliver key components for spacecraft docking on the International Space Station (ISS). This includes a Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM), connection hatch, lighting system, and pressure sensor technology ...
Arianespace to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites and CNES’s MicroCarb satellite on July 25 from French Guiana
Artist’s view of MicroCarb © CNES/ill./SATTLER Oliver, 2021 On Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025), Arianespace is to launch Airbus Defence and Space's CO3D satellites, as well ...
ISS National Lab’s Orbital Edge Accelerator program selects six startups
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, in collaboration with global investors Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures, has announced the six innovative startups that will join the inaugural Orbital Edge Accelerator program: Kall Morris, Inc., Magma ...
IonQ completes acquisition of Capella Space + advances the company’s space-based quantum comms vision
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has completed their acquisition of Capella Space Corporation, a space tech company with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications. The closing marks a significant step in IonQ’s mission to develop the ...
GomSpace draws 6 million euros under shareholder credit facility to support company growth
GomSpace has drawn down 6 million euros (SEK ~67 million) under the second tranche (“Tranche B”) of the 18 million euros shareholder credit facility established with Peter Kendal Hargreaves, the company’s main shareholder. The drawdown is being executed today, July ...
Boeing secures $2.8 billion contract to enhance U.S. Strategic SATCOM capabilities
Boeing [NYSE: BA] was recently awarded a $2.8 billion contract for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, the space-based component of the U.S. nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) architecture—the initial contract is for two satellites, with options for ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 17-3 smallsats on Friday from California
Access to the internet has become essential for education, but students and teachers in rural areas, often have very limited connectivity. Starlink has brought high-speed connectivity to thousands of students, opening up a world of possibility for the students in ...
