Quasar Satellite Technologies (‘Quasar’) launched Quasar Sense, a world first in space domain awareness capabilities (SDA), to the American defense, intelligence, and national security sectors. Quasar Sense deploys more than 30 steerable beams from a secure […]
New Zealand
UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s The Moon God Awakens launch goes extremely well…
UPDATE 2With a round of applause from the Rocket Lab control center at Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, the firm’s Electron rocket successfully lifted off […]
The Dawn Aerospace spaceplane achieves key rocket engine milestone
Dawn Aerospace has achieved a key rocket engine as the company has successfully completed a full-duration, bi-propellant test of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane’s rocket engine — the Mk-IIA engine was […]
Rocket Lab to launch South Korean satellite
Rocket Lab has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth Observation (EO) satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission during […]
Dawn Aerospace’s new subsidiary expands operations to Toulouse, France
Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with offices in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the USA, today announced the formation of a new subsidiary Dawn Aerospace France SAS based in […]
FAA authorizes Rocket Lab to resume launches from New Zealand
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”)provider of launch services and space systems, announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume […]
Astroscale ships world’s first debris inspection satellite to Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has shipped its commercial debris […]
Tāwhaki aerospace venture in New Zealand takes another step into space
There is new New Zealand government funding for an indigenous-lead aerospace venture, Tāwhaki, and for the country’s growing aerospace sector. A $5.4 million grant from the Kānoa Regional Strategic Partnership […]
New Zealand’s Zenno Astronautics to “give the space industry what it needs to progress” with the first superconducting electromagnet for space
New Zealand’s space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has completed the integration of the world’s first superconducting magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control. The Z01™ was integrated inside D-Orbit’s ION Satellite […]
Rocket Lab to launch a NASA research mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency’s climate change, research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to LEO in 2024. The two dedicated missions […]