A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the “No Time Toulouse” mission on June 19 (2:13 p.m. EDT, 1813 UTC on June 18), the first of five dedicated flights on […]
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Yahsat contracts Airbus for the construction of Al Yah 4 + Al Yah 5 satellites
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has contracted Airbus Defence and Space to build the company’s new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 (“AY4”) and Al Yah 5 (“AY5”). […]
The first 5 Kinéis smallsats to be launched to orbit via Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher
Kinéis is scheduled to deploy the 1st European constellation comprised of 25 nanosatellites and dedicated to IoT for June 18, 2024, engaging the first of five launches via Rocket Lab‘s […]
New Shepard’s crewed NS-25 mission aims at May 19
Blue Origin announces that its seventh human flight, NS-25, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday, May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM […]
ESA kicks off two new navigation missions
ESA has signed contracts with several European companies for an overall amount of 233 million euros to develop Genesis and a LEO-PNT demonstrator, two new missions within the FutureNAV program […]
EarthCARE goes west for launch as ESA’s most complex Earth Explorer mission
The Airbus-built EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich, Germany, and is now on its way aboard an aircraft to its launch site in Vandenberg, California. […]
Airbus Defence and Space and mu Space’s Memorandum of Understanding
On January 26, 2024, Airbus Defence and Space SAS (“Airbus”) and mu Space and Advanced Technology Co, Ltd (“mu Space”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on […]
ThrustMe closes contract order with CNES for several off-the-shelf propulsion systems
ThrustMe has received a direct order for the firm’s off-the-shelf propulsion products from the French Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). This contract from CNES illustrates the agency’s procurement policy now […]
Aldoria names new Vice President
Aldoria has appointed Mylène Bosio to the newly created position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing, reporting to the CEO, Romain Lucken. Mylène Bosio is responsible for structuring Aldoria’s […]
Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space’s MoU will develop optical comms payload for Hellas Sat 5
Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload […]