China has successfully put its Tianlian-2-02 data relay satellite into orbit in order to more effectively transmit data from the national space station, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation […]
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BlackSky’s Quick Return On Investment As Newest Satellites Provide Revenue 18 Hours After Rocket Lab Launch
BlackSky’s(NYSE: BKSY) newest satellites successfully began revenue generating commercial operations within 18 hours. Following the successful December 8, 2021, Rocket Lab launch, BlackSky’s satellites delivered first insights in less than 18 […]
NASA’s $10 Billion James Webb Space Telescope Fully Fueled for Launch
By NASA In preparation for launch later this month, ground teams have successfully completed the delicate operation of loading the James Webb Space Telescope with the propellant it will use to steer itself while in […]
Blue Origin’s Sixth Flight Of The Year Is Accomplished
Blue Origin successfully completed their third human spaceflight— the first such mission with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included: Laura Shepard Churchley Michael Strahan Evan Dick Dylan Taylor […]
China Launches Satellites For ‘Space Exploration + Technology Tests’
China has successfully launched a new group of satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Shijian-6 05, were launched by a […]
Astra’s First Satellite Launch To Be Conducted For NASA From Cape Canaveral’s SLC 46 In January
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) plans to deploy their first satellite into orbit for NASA in January of 2022. The company’s first launch from Cape Canaveral will be conducted […]
Ball Aerospace-Built IXPE Spacecraft For NASA Launched Successfully By SpaceX
NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft built by Ball Aerospace successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After reaching its final orbital […]
Adverse Weather Conditions Delay Blue Origin’s NS-19 Mission Launch
Due to a forecast of winds occurring on Thursday, December 9, and Friday, December 10, the Blue Origin New Shepard launch team has made the call to delay the launch […]
UPDATE: SpaceX Accomplishes The Launch Of NASA’s IXPE Mission
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission launched at 1:00 a.m., EST, Thursday, December 9, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A joint […]
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Their 109th Satellite To Orbit For BlackSky
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed two satellites to orbit for real-time, geospatial intelligence company BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY), bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 109 […]