The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch. Changes in the global […]
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Rocket Lab’s 2 Mars-bound spacecraft arrive in Florida ahead of their launch
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft to Kennedy Space Flight Center for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission, in partnership with the […]
JetBlue selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper for in-flight Wi-FI
Project Kuiper, Amazon’s LEO satellite network, has a simple mission: deliver fast, reliable connectivity to customers and communities around the world. The service will reach a wide range of customers […]
Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban […]
KP Labs + Simera Sense to deliver integrated AI-powered optical payloads for future space missions
KP Labs and Simera Sense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the 39th Annual Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The agreement formalizes a growing collaboration […]
Open Cosmos kicks off first rideshare mission for the European Commission’s IOD/IOV program
Open Cosmos has signed the first work order contract as part of the In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) program funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe R&I Program. Open Cosmos […]
Kongsberg NanoAvionics + Eycore to collaborate on next generation SAR satellites
Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) now have an agreement that will place Eycore’s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight […]
ThrustMe + Marble Imaging + Reflex Aerospace form strategic partnership for on-orbit demo in 2026
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic, three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power, iodine, Hall thruster system. The propulsion […]
Planet expands multi-year contract with the Columbian Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC)
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has committed to a multi-year contract expansion with the Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC), in partnership with Planet geospatial intelligence partner Procalculo. With this contract, […]
Launch Update: Space Forge launches ForgeStar®-1— the UK’s 1st in-space manufacturing satellite
Space Forge launched and confirmed on-orbit communication with ForgeStar®-1, the UK’s first in-space manufacturing satellite, developed entirely in Wales. The launch marks a major breakthrough for British-built space hardware and […]