When NASA’s Lunar Flashlight launches, the smallsat will start a three month journey, with mission navigators guiding the spacecraft far past the Moon. The smallsat will then be slowly pulled […]
Launch Systems
Europe’s new weather satellite fueled + prepped for a December 13th launch
With liftoff now scheduled for December 13th., Europe’s first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite has been fueled — once in geostationary orbit, this new weather satellite will provide state-of-the […]
SubOrbital Express 3 mission carries 12 payloads to space from the Esrange Space Center
Following two-and-a-half years of preparation, on Wednesday, November 23rd, the SubOrbital Express 3 mission launched from Swedish Space Corporation‘s Esrange Space Center located above the Polar Circle in Northern Sweden. […]
Rocket Lab completes the final launch rehearsal prior to the 1st Electron mission from U.S. soil
With rocket and launch pad checkouts complete, Rocket Lab is ready for its first mission from U.S. soil at Launch Complex 2 in Virginia Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has completed […]
For Europe Precious Payload and Rocket Factory Augsburg to schedule low-cost launches online via Launch.ctrl platform
The agreement combines tested rideshare and space mission supply chain management expertise with an emerging launch provider for frequent, low-cost, and precise launches throughout Europe At the SPACE TECH EXPO […]
Boeing-built space launch system core stage powers first NASA Artemis mission to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, powered by the Boeing-built core stage, lifted off at 1:47 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center. Eight and a half minutes into flight, the […]
Ubotica + Open Cosmos agree to launch the CogniSat-6 smallsat
Ubotica Technologies™ and Open Cosmos have signed an agreement to deliver CogniSat-6, the first AI-centric cubesat mission to include autonomous capabilities. As part of the agreement, CogniSat-6 will carry the […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 shifts the Intelsat G-31 + G-32 satellites from Earth to their orbits
On Saturday, November 12, at 11:06 a.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape […]
UPDATE 1: ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle lofts NOAA’s / NASA’s JPSS-2 satellite to orbit
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) […]
The Northrop Grumman ISS Resupply Mission launches + carries NASA science and cargo for ISS
The Northrop Grumman ISS Resupply Mission launches and carries NASA science and cargo for the space station A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard, launched on […]