On Thursday, August 4th at 7:08 p.m. ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched KPLO to a ballistic lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space […]
Launch Facilities
UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off […]
UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket pushes NROL-199 to the satellite’s assigned slot
At 05:00 UTC on August 4, 2022, Rocket Lab successfully launched the company’s second of two, back-to-back, national security missions for the National Reconnaissance Office. Highlights of this mission include: […]
New satellites launched into orbit
Remote-sensing refers to the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance, typically from aircrafts or satellites. […]
X-Bow’s Bolt modular boost rocket launches successfully from White Sands Missile Range
X-Bow Systems (X-Bow) has conducted the successful first launch of the company’s Bolt Rocket at White Sands Missile Range — Bolt is the first vehicle in X-Bow’s new suite of […]
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite now assembled + en route to environmental testing
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), which according to the the company is building the first and only space-based, cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has […]
NASA has awarded the Launch Services Contract for the Roman Space Telescope to SpaceX
NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope […]
Lockheed Martin UK reveals the latest progress on the UK Pathfinder Project
Lockheed Martin UK has been all systems ‘go‘ since Shetland Islands Council approved SaxaVord’s application to build the spaceport that will allow the company to deliver the UK’s first ever […]
Prestwick Spaceport to accelerate space launch hub plans @ Farnborough Airshow
Representatives from Prestwick Spaceport are set to meet with stakeholders from across the global space industry, commerce, academia and government at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow, to accelerate plans to […]
UPDATE: SpaceX CRS-25 mission sees Dragon trekking to ISS
On Thursday, July 14 at 8:44 p.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Dragon on the 25th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-25) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space […]