Elon Musk’s commercial space launch company, SpaceX, may have deployed the largest fully unmanned commercial vessel in operation today. The 10,000 dwt, 300-foot deck barge Marmac 302 was recently converted at Bollinger’s Port […]
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Rocket Lab to Launch 100th Satellite and Prepare for Moon Mission by Deploying Next-Generation Photon Spacecraft
Rocket Lab, a launch provider and space systems company, announces their next mission will be to deploy a range of satellites for commercial and government satellite operators, and place a […]
Thales Alenia Space’s Multi Billion Dollar Contract to Build a 298 LEO Broadband Satellite Constellation for Telesat
Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space to build its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband 298-satellite constellation Lightspeed which offers high performing broadband professional services around the world. Thales Alenia Space […]
Lockheed Martin Enters Into A Definitive Agreement To Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD) for $56 per share in cash, which is expected to be […]
Rocket Lab’s Successful 12th Electron Mission Launch for NASA, NRO and UNSW Canberra
Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully launched its 12th Electron mission and deployed satellites to orbit for NASA, the National […]
Forrester Reports: Ariane 6 Launch Delayed Again / Nilesat Revs Down / Intelsat Complains About ITSO
Chris Forrester In spite of being up against fierce competition from the likes of SpaceX, which is launching rockets with relentless frequency, Arianespace has again slipped the launch readiness date […]
Nominations Now Open for the 2021 Space Technology Hall of Fame®
The Space Foundation is seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2021 — this international program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform […]
Forrester Reports: Another 60 for SpaceX + Arqiva Group’s New CEO
Chris Forrester SpaceX made a Twitter announcement on April 17 that the company had successfully test-fired the engines on a Falcon 9 rocket in readiness for its next ‘Starlink’ launch […]
Ball Aerospace Initiating the Manufacturing of the USAF SMC’s WSF Satellite Following Successful CDR
Ball Aerospace conducted a critical design review (CDR) of the Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite mission, which the company is building for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems […]
NSR’s Analyst Gagan Agrawal … The Evolution of SATCOM Price Discounting
SATCOM markets are experimenting with a wide range of new business models, with price discounting a key factor in most. With 2020 representing a key transition phase, NSR analyzed historical […]