Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) has successfully launched the first of two responsive space missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Following lift-off of […]
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With the success of the inaugural flight under their belt, Arianespace is initiating Vega C operations
On Wednesday, July 13 at 10:13 a.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana, the first Vega C — the new European launcher designed and manufactured by AVIO — was successfully […]
Significant milestone reached by Rocket Lab for the DARPA + SDA Mandrake-II mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) has supported a significant milestone for DARPA and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Mandrake-2 mission. In June, the two […]
Canada’s instrument on the Webb Space Telescope confirms water in the atmosphere of the WASP-96 b expolanet
A glimpse of the hidden universe was revealed through the recent release of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first science images and spectroscopic data. Observations made by the powerful space […]
Lockheed Martin-developed NIRCam within NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures a galaxy cluster as it appeared billions of years ago
NASA has released the first image of some of the earliest light in our universe, taken with an instrument that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) designed and built. The debut photo […]
KONGSBERG sets in motion a feasibility study for a Norwegian national oceanic surveillance satellite constellation
Recently, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to initiate a feasibility study on building a national satellite infrastructure for ocean surveillance. In […]
The initial contracts for the DIU’s HSA program awarded to four companies
The Defense Innovation Unit‘s (DIU’s) Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) program seeks to provide global, ubiquitous and secure internet connectivity throughout the space domain for commercial, civil and military users, including […]
Terran Orbital completes CAPSTONE’s first TCM burn
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has successfully completed the NASA CAPSTONE satellite’s first TCM burn (TCM-1) As the first statistical maneuver of the mission, TCM-1 is designed to clean up expected […]
Carnegie Mellon Engineering’s orbital edge computing work to improve smallsat capabilities
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering are setting out on a mission to reimagine the capabilities of nanosatellites (smallsats) in LEO. Backed by a $7 million grant from […]
Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) (NYSE: NOC) has selected Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc. as the commercial provider of satellite platforms for NGC’s proliferated-LEO constellation. Under the terms of the […]