Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) readies to launch the 16th resupply mission (NG-16) to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract. The NG-16 mission, the Cygnus […]
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Planet Enters Into A Multi-Year, Multi-Launch Agreement With SpaceX
Planet has announced a multi-year, multi-launch agreement solidifying SpaceX as the firm’s go-to-launch provider through the end of 2025. The first planned launch under this agreement is Flock 4x, 44 […]
Astra Sets Their First USSF Smallsat Launch From The Pacific Spaceport Complex In Kodiak, Alaska
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) has announced a launch window that starts on August 27, 2021, for the company’s first commercial orbital launch with the United States Space Force. […]
A First For Rocket Lab As Their Spacecraft Will Be Enroute To The Moon Via NASA’s CAPSTONE Smallsat Mission Launch
Rocket Lab will launch the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand from Q4 2021 — this will be Rocket Lab’s first launch to the […]
Theorem Launches A New Division, TheoremOrbital
Theorem, LLC, has launched Theorem Orbital, a new division focused on end-to-end space logistics and enablement for the Global 2000. While recent space-related startups have focused primarily on delivering launch-side […]
UPDATE 4: Still A ‘No Go’ For ULA’s Launch Of The Boeing Starliner
United Launch Alliance will not be proceeding with a launch of the Boeing Starliner today as had been previously indicated. The launch team has cycled the Service Module propulsion system […]
Lockheed Martin’s-Built Lucy — Not In The Sky Yet — Arrives At Kennedy Space Center For Launch
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, has officially arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin preparations ahead of its launch this fall. Designed and built by Lockheed Martin […]
Flight VA254 Successfully Launched By Arianespace, Lifting Star One D2 + EUTELSAT QUANTUM To Their Assigned Orbits
On Friday, July 30, between 09:00 and 10:30 p.m. UTC, the Ariane 5 VA254 flight successfully placed two satellites in orbit from the Guiana Space Center (CSG): Star One D2, […]
ULA’s OFT-2 Mission Launch Update
Everything continues to progress towards the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) OFT-2 mission for NASA and Boeing. Launch is planned for Tuesday August, 3 at 1:20 p.m. EDT, […]
China Moves Another Imaging Satellite To Orbit
On July 29, 2021, Beijing time, China’s Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully launched their Tianhui-1 04 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which then successfully entered its scheduled […]