After a very dramatic abort on Wednesday when Rocket Lab had to stand down from launching its 53rd Electron rocket on a mission for the France-based Internet of Things company, […]
Rideshare Mission
Rocket Lab experiences a T-0 abort and scrubs Wednesday’s launch of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star
Just as Rocket Lab’s 53rd Electron rocket was ready to lift off from its Launch Complex-1 in Mahia, New Zealand, the vehicle experienced a T-0 abort. The engines began firing […]
Rocket Lab’s Wednesday launch of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star, “The IoT revolution is underway”
Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch the “Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star” mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad A during a launch window that opens September 18th, 2024 UTC. The […]
NASA selects 3 new Venture-class launch service providers
NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. The companies awarded are: The VADR contract is […]
Kuva Space successfully launches Hyperfield-1 with SpaceX
Kuva Space has successfully launched its first commercial microsatellite mission, Hyperfield-1, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S. First contact has been made with the […]
SpaceX ready to smallsat rideshare 116 payloads on Friday
SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 16 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-11 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. […]
SEOPS + Intuitive Machines partner to provide lunar rideshare services
SEOPS and Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) have entered into a launch services agreement. Under the agreement, Intuitive Machines will provide rideshare delivery services to SEOPS as that company […]
SpaceX has plans for a busy August
SpaceX will begin August with three launches in four days, note that dates and times may change. Starlink Group 10-6 Smallsats, Thursday, August 1st from 9:19 – 2:02 AM PDT […]
Alba Orbital prepares for 8th launch campaign with SpaceX
Alba Orbital is set to embark on its 8th orbital mission campaign, integrating seven PocketQube satellites from six different countries in preparation for their sold-out flight on-board SpaceX’s Transporter-12 Rideshare […]
SpaceX’s Hat Trick of launches – 3 for 3 in 3 days
It’s been a busy and successfull weekend for SpaceX with three launches from Friday through Sunday. Most recently SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 11 satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) […]