NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. The companies awarded are: The VADR contract is […]
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Planet Signs contract with NCIA for APSS
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has signed a new contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA). NCIA’s Alliance […]
Terran Orbital’s Tyvak awarded million$$$ with a prototype agreement from SDA
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (a Terran Orbital Corporation) (NYSE: LLAP) has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to produce 10 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) […]
Rocket Lab ships twin satellites to launch site for NASA Mars mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for launch — these twin spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration […]
BAE Systems wins 2023 Group Achievement Award for work on the TEMPO instrument
BAE Systems has received a NASA Group Achievement Award at the NASA Langley Research Center 2023 Honor Awards Ceremony in Hampton, Virginia, that recognizes the team for their exemplary work […]
BAE Systems completes testing, ships primary instrument for Roman Space Telescope
BAE Systems has successfully shipped the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, signaling the completion of integration and […]
NOAA is forecasting severe geomagnetic storm
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) — a division of the National Weather Service — is monitoring the sun following a series coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that began on August […]
Northrop Grumman builds next generation hybrid electric uncrewed X-Plane for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle — this uncrewed air system was developed for DARPA […]
FCC approves AST SpaceMobile’s 1st commercial satellite launch
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an initial license for space-based operations in the United States. With this initial license, […]
NASA seeking student missions to send to space — new CubeSat Launch Initiative opened…
NASA has announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat developers to build spacecrafts that will fly on upcoming launches through the agency’s CSLI (CubeSat Launch Initiative). This initiative provides space access to U.S. educational institutions, […]