On Saturday, June 4th, Blue Origin successfully completed their fifth human spaceflight and the 21st flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish […]
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National Reconnaissance Officer Is Partnering With The UK’s MOD For The 1st Commercial Rocket Launch From The UK Via Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is partnering with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) on the historic, first commercial rocket to be launched from the UK, as announced […]
Virgin Orbit To Launch The QPS-SAR-5 Satellite
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) has signed a launch services agreement with Japanese Earth Observation (EO) constellation operator Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (“iQPS”) — the satellite is expected […]
First UK Orbital Launch From Space Cornwall Features Virgin Orbit’s Launch Of Applications Catapult’s Amber-1 Smallsat
The Satellite Applications Catapult (“the Catapult”) and Virgin Orbit (“Virgin Orbit”, Nasdaq: VORB) have announced an agreement to launch the latest satellite in the Catapult’s In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) program into […]
Virgin Orbit To Launch Space Force’s First Satellite From Spaceport Cornwall
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge have signed an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in the summer of 2022. In […]
Success For NearSpace Launch’s Smallsat Orbit Acquisition Via Virgin Orbit’s Mission
NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL) is celebrating their 3U smallsat launch by Virgin Orbit’s third operational mission, along with six other customers, on January 13, 2022. GEARRS is the third cubesat […]