The Communications Module of the SpainSat NG-I telecommunications satellite has left the plant of Thales Alenia Space (joint venture between Thales, 67%, and Leonardo, 33%) in Tres Cantos (Spain) inside […]
Payload Delivery
Space Systems Command (SSC) completes final delivery of 2nd USSF hosted payload to Japan
Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully delivered the second and final spaceflight ready payload to Japan, bolstering the U.S. Space Force’s contribution to integrated deterrence in the region and following through […]
Astrobotic plans to fly on a Falcon, signs up for heavy launch services
Astrobotic announced today during the spring Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) its purchase of launch services aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for its third upcoming lander mission to the […]
The 1st orbital mission for Impulse Space is revealed
Impulse Space, Inc., has announced the company’s first orbital mission — LEO Express-1. Using Mira, the company’s first Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV), this mission will perform in-space services, including last-mile […]
Aegis Aerospace RACs up their 1st lunar payload delivery
Aegis Aerospace Inc. has delivered their lunar payload — RAC-1 — along with its 15 customer material experiments, to Firefly Aerospace for integration onto the Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar […]
NASA laser retroreflector array delivered to ESA for Lunar Pathfinder satellite navigation + Lunar Pathfinder info
A NASA retroreflector array has been delivered to the European Space Agency (ESA) that will allow the Lunar Pathfinder mission to be pinpointed by laser ranging stations back on Earth […]
SENER Aeroespacial’s part in the EROSS IOD on-orbit servicing project is a real ‘game changer’
SENER Aeroespacial, a SENER Group company, is part of the consortium chosen by the European Commission for the EROSS IOD program dedicated to On-Orbit Servicing. EROSS IOD (European Robotic Orbital Support Services […]
NewSpace Systems’ ESA contract to further parafoil system that recovers payloads and more
Founded in 2015, the UK SME, NewSpace Systems Ltd, supported by the UK Space Agency, has recently been awarded a contract from ESA under the Agency’s GSTP program. This contract […]
Astrobotics in league with Lunar Logistics Services to fly an ESA payload to the Moon
Astrobotic and Lunar Logistics Services (LLS) have been competitively selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to fly an innovative, landing sensor camera, called LandCam-X, to the Moon in 2024 […]
Reusable rocket stage project named Susie is unveiled by ArianeGroup
ArianeGroup presents Susie (Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration), an entirely reusable stage project that meets the future needs of transport and other missions to and in space. Susie will […]