Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch NASA’s TROPICS constellation across two dedicated Electron missions lifting off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, scheduled for May of 2023. […]
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Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane achieves rocket-powered flight
Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced the successful completion of the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its spaceplane, […]
Lynk + 2degrees initiate satellite-to-cell trial
With global satellite provider Lynk, 2degrees has announced a trial of technology that enables customers to connect from areas outside of terrestrial mobile coverage — bringing 2degrees closer to providing […]
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Spaceplane is now certified + ready for rocket-powered flight
Dawn Aerospace has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) for the imminent, rocket-powered, flight campaign of the company’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The mission of the […]
Argo Navis Aerospace poised to propel rocket engines
Argo Navis Aerospace, based in New Zealand, has reported the initial close of their convertible note round — the oversubscribed NZ$1.075 million round was led by WNT Ventures with participation […]
UPDATE: Rocket Lab plans two launches that will be days apart from two continents for two companies: Capella Space + BlackSky
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch two dedicated missions in March from the Company’s launch sites in the United States and New Zealand — within days […]
Astrocast and Digitanimal ‘count cattle’ with enhanced global livestock management
Astrocast, a global nanosatellite IoT network operator, and Digitanimal, a smart solutions developer in livestock tracking devices and solutions, have partnered to develop a Satellite IoT (SatIoT) solution. Both companies are […]
Seven nations meet to address space security
The Department of Defense participated in the annual Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board hosted by the New Zealand Defense Force and New Zealand Ministry of Defense in December […]
Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding
Icehouse Ventures has made one of its largest-ever investments in a New Zealand company — the $20 million backing of space-transportation company, Dawn Aerospace, also attracted support from GD1 and […]
UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab rockets the GAzelle smallsat to orbit via Electron + breaks their annual launch record + GA-EMS’ comments on the successful launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. broke their annual launch record with the launch of “It Argos Up From Here,” a dedicated launch for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). The mission was […]