NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT), which is an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of view and will investigate the secrets […]
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Starlinks — 53 in number — are motivated to orbit by SpaceX and a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
OnThursday, February 2nd., at 2:43 a.m., ET (7:43 UTC), a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The […]
Inmarsat’s-6 F2 satellite built by Airbus arrives on Airbus’ Beluga for launch in Florida
The second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived on board an Airbus Beluga at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ready for its launch in February. The […]
Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force
Space Systems Command (SSC) marked a key milestone for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) last week, setting a new record with two notable launch accomplishments — placing USSF-67 and GPS […]
UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments
SpaceX has successfully launched the U.S. Space Force‘s USSF-67 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on January 15, 2023, with the liftoff of this National Security Space Launch […]
SpaceX lifts 54 additional Starlinks to LEO
On Saturday, December 17th at 4:32 p.m., ET, SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida (photo below). This […]
UPDATE 6: NASA’s Artemis I mission draws to a successful close
NASA’s Artemis I mission came to a successful conclusion on December 11th with the splashdown and recovery of the Orion spacecraft — this mission was an uncrewed, integrated flight test […]
UPDATE 1: OneWeb 1 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center
On Thursday, December 8 at 5:27 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb 1 mission to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was […]
USSF’s X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes a sixth successful mission
The U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane — the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) — successfully de-orbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful […]
USSF + SSC to launch multiple payloads on 1st National Security Space Launch mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket
The U.S. Space Force‘s upcoming launch marks a significant achievement for its commercial and government mission partners — the USSF-44 mission combines innovations for the launch and space vehicles, making […]