New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today’s NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 […]
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch adjusted to Thursday with a weather proviso
In this afternoon’s email the following message, “The vehicle looks good for tonight’s window, but we’re watching weather closely as clouds build over the Space Coast. If we’re unable to launch, […]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch delayed again until Monday due to rough waters
Blue Origin is opting to delay again the launch of New Glenn due to unfavorable weather conditions. Blue Origin’s spokesperson said, “Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing. […]
New Glenn’s first launch now on for ‘no earlier than Friday’
New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1) is targeting no earlier than Friday, January 10, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The three-hour launch window opens at […]
Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense (DoD). This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities […]
Ligado can sue U.S. Government for $39bn in claims that the government stole its L-band spectrum
Ligado Networks can proceed with their claim for $39 billion (€36.9bn) in damages and compensation from the U.S. government for what it claims – in essence – is the theft […]
Gilat receives million$ order from the U.S. DoD
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) U.S.-based subsidiary, DataPath, has been awarded another contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for more than $4 million for DKET […]
DoD procurement and launch choices
By Chris Forrester Jason Mello (CEO, The KMC Group) moderated the Launch Service Procurement session at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Symposium on October 24, and said understanding what […]
Crucial panel discussion at MilSat Symposium 2024 during Silicon Valley Space Week
During the upcoming MilSat Symposium during Silicon Valley Space Week, a panel discussion will inform attendees as to the Considerations in Augmenting Milsat Satcom with Commercial Services. This crucial discussion […]
SoftBank Corp.’s “Sunglider” HAPS aircraft succeeds in stratospheric flight during field trial
SoftBank Corp. has announced that the company’s “Sunglider” — a large-scale, solar-powered, uncrewed aircraft system (“UAS”) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications — was used in a […]