It was a beautiful sunny Friday at a California beach that hosted a launch from Vandenberg of a much delayed Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats to add to the SpaceX constellation. […]
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SpaceX finally receives FAA approval for up to 25 Starship launches annually
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Tuesday (May 6), released its final environmental assessment (EA) of Starship operations at Texas’ newest city, Starbase, which is the SpaceX facility near […]
United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025
United today announced the FAA has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type and that the first commercial flight is planned for May, less than eight months after the deal was first […]
AURA Network Systems awarded FAA contract to enhance UAS integration in National Airspace
AURA Network Systems has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to demonstrate and validate technologies in support of the safe integration of Uncrewed Aircraft […]
SpaceX gets ready for Starship’s seventh flight test as soon as Friday
SpaceX has great plans for 2025 with as many as 25 launches this year. On January 10 SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of Starship. For the […]
Iridium proposes a new model for monitored BVLOS UAS integration in the National Airspace System
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the results of an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) flight trial highlighting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capabilities in the National Airspace System […]
SSPI’s 2022 Mentor of the Year is Maxar’s Director of Systems Engineering
Steve Bates, Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar will receive Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) 2022 Mentor of the Year Award. Steve will be honored on October 12 at […]
FAA contracts Raytheon I&S to modernize WAAS
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a competitive, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Federal Aviation Administration with a ceiling value […]
UK Satnav signal generated in new test by Inmarsat, Goonhilly and GMVNSL will provide safety-critical capabilities
The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Space Program Agency (EUSPA), is now stable and […]
The Inaugural Launch Of Momentus’ Vigoride OTV Cleared By The FAA
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has received a favorable determination from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the company’s application for payload review in support of their […]