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SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit

March 31, 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET launched Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission duration: […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Booster Recovery, Denali Hypersonic Booster (Anduril), Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Droneship, Falcon 9, Human Health Research, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Polar Orbits, Research + Testing, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission Tagged With: Featured

Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C

March 25, 2025

On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]

Filed Under: Arianespace, Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate, Climate Research, European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Agency Biomass Mission, Forestry, French Guiana, Habitats, P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar, Research + Testing, Satellite Separation System, Separation Systems, Vega C Tagged With: Featured

New cluster set to propel Denmark’s space industry to new heights

January 26, 2025

The satellite and space industry is experiencing rapid growth—not just in Northern Denmark, but worldwide—to accelerate this growth and drive job creation, Space Connect North has been established. The cluster’s […]

Filed Under: Denmark, News, Research, Research + Testing, Research and Development (R&D), Research Hub, Researchers, Space Connect North (Denmark)

SpaceX plans three launches in two days

November 2, 2024

SpaceX is really ramping up with ambitious plans to have three launches in two days beginning with: Launch 1: Sunday, November 3, Starlink group 6-77 of 23 Starlink smallsats from […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Commercial Ressuply Services Mission, Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Falcon 9, Hosted Payload Services, International Space Station (ISS), Kennedy Space Center, Launch, Launch Services, Launch Vehicle, Launcher, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Payload Delivery, Payload Hosting, Research + Testing, Science Experiments, smallsats, SpaceX, SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS), Starlink, Starlink Gen-2, Vandenberg SFB

Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission

September 15, 2024

After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Commercial Spaceflight, Droneship, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Delay, Launch Management, Launch Pad, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Research + Testing, Research Flight, Research Lab, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, SpaceX Dragon, Starlink, Weather Forecasting Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo

August 29, 2024

Weather conditions are anticipated to be clear for a projected launch date of Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that will launch Crew Dragon spacecraft on September 1 at 3:38 […]

Filed Under: Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Dragon, Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Droneship, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Falcon 9, Launch, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Research, Research + Testing, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission

SpaceX’s Tuesday Hat Trick of triple launches from both coasts including Polaris’ astronaut mission

August 26, 2024

Super busy SpaceX is now planning Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Droneship, Human Health Research, In-Space Research, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, Launch Plan, Launch Providers, Launch Service Support, Launch Services, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Planetary Mission, Planetary Research, Research + Testing, Research Flight, smallsats, Spacesuits, SpaceX, Starlink, Vandenberg SFB

Loft Orbital and Marlan Space to create the Middle East’s first private manufacturing space company of commercial satellite constellations for LEO

August 26, 2024

Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space, a new space company affiliated with International Holding Company (IHC) has established a joint venture with Loft Orbital to form Orbitworks, the Middle East’s first private […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineer, AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Moves, Commercial, Components, Constellations, Earth Observation (EO), Earth Observation Satellites, Ecosystems, Facility, Hardware, Investment Agreement, Investments, LEO Payloads, Loft Orbital, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Manufacturing Facility, Milestone, Research, Research + Testing, Satellite Capacity Pricing, Satellite Constellation Operations, Software, Telecommunications, Test, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities

August 25, 2024

SpaceX’s Polaris Program will launch on Tuesday, August 27 from Kennedy Space Center at 12:38 – 4:09 am PDT. The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, clear skies, 8% […]

Filed Under: Biological & Scientic Experiments On-Orbit, Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Human Health Research, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Management, Launch Plan, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mars, Moon, Research + Testing, Research Flight, Satellite Constellation Operations

SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn to reach the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo

August 22, 2024

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Comms, Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Experiments, Human Health Research, International Space Station (ISS), Kennedy Space Center, Laser, Launch, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Preparations, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Research, Research + Testing, smallsats, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, Starlink

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