Rocket Lab USA, Inc. will attempt a controlled, ocean splashdown and recovery of the first stage of an Electron rocket during the company’s next launch in November. The mission will […]
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UPDATE: Lucy Launched
Humankind is one step closer to unlocking new knowledge about the formation of our solar system, thanks to a spacecraft named Lucy built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The NASA […]
RUAG Space Dispenses Their Tech For The OneWeb Satellites Launch
On Thursday, October 14, OneWeb launched 36 additional, broadband internet satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. OneWeb is building a communications network with a […]
Arianespace’s Successful Soyuz Launch Ensures OneWeb’s Constellation Is Halfway To The Firm’s Constellation Deployment Goal
Arianespace’s tenth launch of 2021 with the seventh Soyuz rocket launched this year will place the OneWeb satellite passengers into LEO — the launcher will be carrying a total payload […]
The UK MOD’s Skynet 6A MILSATCOM Satellite Production Is Initiated By Airbus
The UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP, visited Airbus in Stevenage and pushed the button to start production of the first panel skin for the UK MOD’s next […]
Second Human Spaceflight For Blue Origin + Four Astronauts Is A Success
New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, launched on Wednesday, October 13, from Blue Origin’s west Texas launch site carrying four astronauts — Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Safely Shipped To French Guiana For Launch
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully arrived in French Guiana on Tuesday, October 12, after a 16-day journey at sea. The 1,500-mile voyage took Webb from California through the Panama […]
The Norwegian Government Has Approved The Building Of A New Spaceport
Since the early 1960s, research rockets have been sent into the Earth’s atmosphere from Andøya, Norway. Now, the Norwegian Government has given the green light to take steps to start […]
Letter Of Intent Signed By OneWeb + New Space India
OneWeb now has an arrangement via Letter of Intent with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to use the Indian-built, PSLV (Polar Satellite […]
Smallsat Dedicated To Space Mfg. Built By Varda Space To Launch Via SpaceX Rideshare Mission in 2023
Varda Space Industries has signed a Launch Services Agreement with SpaceX to launch their initial space factory aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission, deploying to LEO in Q1 2023. After Varda’s […]