Spaceflight Inc. has now shipped the fully integrated Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) and customer payload to Cape Canaveral to launch aboard an upcoming Starlink mission that is scheduled for […]
Launch Vehicle
UPDATE 1: Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed mission successfully lifts off from West Texas
Blue Origin has successfully completed the firm’s sixth, human spaceflight and the 22nd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew achieved three historic firsts: Sara Sabry became the first […]
Flying to the Moon is the South Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter thanks to a SpaceX Falcon 9
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 […]
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 […]
Virgin Orbit’s 1st UK launch is for RHEA Group’s DOVER Pathfinder smallsat
Virgin Orbit has been selected to launch RHEA Group’s first satellite into space. The company is working with Open Cosmos to design, build and operate this missions. Open Cosmos and […]
The launch of a supersonic scramjet engine test is completed by JAXA
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, has successfully test-launched a small research rocket that conducted tests for a future, supersonic, scramjet engine. JAXA is researching this engine that uses atmospheric […]
Astraius’ 1st satellite launch from Prestwick Spaceport is on track — key partners named
Astraius, the UK-based, horizontal launch company, has announced two key suppliers for the firm’s launch solution — Northrop Grumman has been selected as the first and second stage motor supplier. […]