The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar Space Situational Awareness (SSA) with […]
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China’s Monday launch of another SatNet LEO Group adding to broadband internet constellation
China plans a Monday launch of its Long March 12 carrier rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site, of SatNet LEO Group, which is a series of launches deploying satellites into […]
Firefly Alpha’s stage separation anomaly sends Lockheed Martin’s satellite into South Pacific near the Antarctic
Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, and the “stage and its payload reentered over the South […]
Rocket Lab’s details about ocean platform for Neutron rocket return landings at sea
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global provider in launch services and space systems, shared details about ‘Return On Investment’, the ocean landing platform for Neutron missions returning to […]
Forrester’s Digest: Thales, Hispasat start Quantum Key geo-system
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), and Hispasat, Redeia’s satellite services operator, have announced the start of the development, manufacturing, […]
Bright Ascension releases HELIX Flightkit, the 1st step to an end-to-end space software solution
Bright Ascension Ltd. has released the company’s HELIX Flightkit Foundation Edition, the first product of its end-to-end suite of space software solutions, designed to seamlessly connect spacecraft development and operations […]
NASA selects BAE Systems to develop ocean color instrument for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems to develop an instrument to analyze ocean data as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations […]
NASA awards Sierra Lobo the spaceflight development, operations contract maximum potential of $282.1 million
NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to support spaceflight hardware design, development, testing, and operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Space Flight Systems Development […]
Firefly Aerospace to support DARPA LunA-10 with framework for on-orbit spacecraft hubs
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected to develop an analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs in support of DARPA’s 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. Based on the capabilities […]
Stoke Space has million$$$ in new investments
Stoke Space has announced $100 million in new Series B investment that more than doubles the company’s total funding, which now sits at $175 million — additionally, the company has […]