The U.S. Space Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract to launch 60 percent of the missions on the organization’s newest launch procurement contract — […]
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UK Space Sector Urged To Continue Building The Nation’s Launch Sector
Industry leaders are urging the UK government to establish world-class rules to enable safe, environmentally conscious and commercially viable space launches from British soil. A series of UK-wide workshops aimed […]
SAR Smallsat From PredaSAR To Launch Via SpaceX Falcon 9
PredaSAR Corporation has reported that the company’s first of 48 advanced commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. is […]
UPDATE: SpaceX Starlink + BlackSky Smallsats Launch Is Successful… First Stage Landing Right On Target
On Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, SpaceX launched its tenth Starlink mission, which included 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon […]
UPDATE: Smallsat Launch Contract Awarded By Swarm to Exolaunch
Exolaunch has signed a launch agreement with Swarm Technologies to launch 24 satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission. Under the contract, Exolaunch will provide launch, integration and deployment […]
SES Going With ULA Atlas V For C-Band Satellites Launch
SES has selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch two C-band satellites — this launch is part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s […]
A Virtual Presence: GK Launch Services @ SmallSat Conference
For those thinking of launching their smallsats or cubesats, please join GK Launch Services and the firm’s virtual side meeting that is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, from 8:00 to […]
Arianespace Announces New Launch Date for VA253
Arianespace has issued a new targeted launch date. The progress of operations currently underway at the Final Assembly Building has enabled August 14 to be envisioned as the launch date […]
Welcome Home, Astronauts Behnken + Hurley
The SpaceX Dragon capsule with astronauts Behnken and Hurley aboard has completed its descent from space and into the Gulf of Mexico for a successful splashdown, completing this historic mission […]
Express Satellites Launched + Engaged For Copernicus C02M Mission Payloads
The Express-80 and Express-103 communications satellites have been successfully launched by a Proton launch vehicle from the Cosmodrome of Baikonour in Kazakhstan. The satellites are the result of the partnership […]