Rocket Lab’s “Full Stream Ahead” mission lifted off at 7:57 p.m. ET (June 2) launching to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) an Earth-observing “Gen-3” satellite for Virginia-based BlackSky. Photo by Satnews. […]
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 32nd flight + 12th human spaceflight
Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program on May 31st. The crew included: K-12 STEM teacher Aymette Medina Jorge, radiologist […]
Fireside Chat with Sir Peter Beck
By Chris Forrester Sir Peter Beck, fresh from wrapping the purchase of Geost (for $275 million) addressed the SmallSat Europe event in Amsterdam. Rocket Lab was still in the process […]
Rocket Lab scrubs Wednesday launch of Full Stream Ahead ’til June 2nd
The “Full Stream Ahead” mission, which was originally scheduled for May 28, 2025, has been delayed to June 2, 2025. The primary reasons for the delay are the need for […]
UPDATE: SpaceX experiences some good, some bad and some challenging experiences with Starship launch of 9th flight test
Starship’s ninth flight test lifted off at 6:36 p.m. CT on Tuesday, May 27 from Starbase, Texas. The Super Heavy booster supporting the mission made the first ever reflight in […]
Blue Origin’s next crewed mission is targeted for liftoff on May 31st
Blue Origin has announced that the firm’s next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-32, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The launch […]
SpaceX plans Starship’s ninth flight test on Tuesday
The ninth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Tuesday, May 27. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the […]
SpaceX moves Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats launch to Friday due to various factors
The date and time of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 11-16 including 27 smallsats into low Earth orbit has been moved to Friday, May 23rd from 1:36 PM […]
Rocket Lab launches The Sea God Sees (iQPS Launch 2)
‘The Sea God Sees’ launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on May 17, 2025. The mission deployed a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called […]
SpaceX plans Friday launch of Starlink Group 15-5 smallsats
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 16 for a Falcon 9 launch of 26 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]