Arianespace has signed an agreement with Avio, prime contractor for the Vega and Vega C launchers, to start production of a batch of ten new Vega C rockets, to be […]
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Inmarsat To Develop On-Orbit Telemetry Relay Service For UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency has awarded a National Space Innovation Program (NSIP) contract to Inmarsat to develop an on-orbit telemetry relay service for rockets called “InRange.” Inmarsat’s InRange service will […]
NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket Gets Ready For Launch As It Passes Key Test
The largest rocket element NASA has ever built, the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, fired its four RS-25 engines for 8 minutes and 19 seconds Thursday at NASA’s […]
USSF Awards Four Task Orders For FY21 Phase 2 Launch Missions
The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), awarded four National Security Space missions to Space Exploration Technologies, Inc. (SpaceX) and United Launch […]
Virgin Galactic Adds Two To The Company’s Executive Leadership Positions
Virgin Galactic has named Swami Iyer as the company’s President of Aerospace Systems and Stephen Justice as the Vice President of Engineering. As President of Aerospace Systems, Iyer will lead […]
ASTRA Selected By NASA To Provide TROPICS Mission Launch Services
NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The […]
Coming Down The Virgin Orbit Pipeline
Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl and a LauncherOne flight. Photo is courtesy of the company. As Virgin Orbit‘s first customer payloads take their victory laps around the Earth, the company is […]
Mega-Sized 3D Printer Heading To Orbex For Their Rocket Builds
Orbex has commissioned AMCM to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, allowing this UK-based space launch company to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume, […]
Spaceflight Celebrating Ten Years Of Smallsat Launch Accomplishments
Spaceflight Inc. is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Since the company’s founding, the company has launched more than 300 satellites across 36 missions on eight different launch vehicles. During Spaceflight’s 10 […]
SENER Aeroespacial To Initiate Additional Development On The Nav Unit For AVIO’s Vega-C Launcher
SENER Aeroespacial has signed a contract with AVIO for the C/D phases of the navigation unit for the VEGA-C launcher, VNE (VEGA-C Navigation Equipment), after successfully completing phases A (feasibility […]