Sirius Space Services has signed a contract with Equatorial Launch Australia for a multi-year, multi-launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centre. The agreement will see Sirius become a ‘Resident Launcher’ […]
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Unseenlabs orders four additional CubeSats from GomSpace
GomSpace signed a contract with Unseenlabs earlier this month to deliver four additional cube satellites (CubeSats). The contract value is 3.5 million euros and delivery of the satellites will occur in […]
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) selected by NUVIEW to develop pathfinder satellite bus
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) was by NUVIEW earlier this month to develop the bus for Mr. SPoC, their pathfinder smallsat that will demo the capabilities of the world’s first commercial, […]
NASA selects launch provider for the new NOAA QuickSounder mission
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class […]
Australian space companies partner to deliver mobility enabled satellite platforms
Neumann Space and Inovor Technologies will work together on the development of the Neumann Drive® for Inovor’s growing range of bus platforms. The Neumann Drive® is a novel electric propulsion […]
BlackSky wins 2024 Novaspace EO Business Award
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won the 2024 Novaspace Leading Earth Observation Business Award at World Space Business Week. BlackSky is recognized for excellence and innovation in Earth observation by delivering […]
SpaceX’s Foggy Friday the 20th launch of 20 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
Despite a very foggy launch area, on Friday, September 20 at 6:50 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit […]
Interstellar secures billion¥ SBIR grant from the Japanese Government
Interstellar Technologies Inc. successfully passed the stage-gate review for the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase 3 (SBIR Phase 3) on September 19, 2024. Administered by the Government of Japan’s […]
NASA‘s ACS3 satellite, built by NanoAvionics, successfully deploys solar sail
The solar sail aboard NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite, using a spacecraft bus built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), has successfully deployed — the deployment, a primary objective […]
BlackSky awarded SDA Contract with HEO + unlocks additional constellation value
First image: The International Space Station as it passed over the Philippines on September 12, 2024. The space station was 85 kilometers away at the time of capture. According to […]