South Australia’s satellite, Kanyini, has delivered its first images from space. Deployed on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission last August, Kanyini has spent 194 days in Low Earth Orbit. The satellite has […]
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Could Rocket Lab gain ground in D2C race?
There’s no doubt that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system currently dominates Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) transmissions. Starlink is also enjoying success in serving Cruise ships and airlines with high-speed connectivity. There’s currently […]
Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab announces $500m stock offering
Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket company has gone ahead with its $500 million (€461.1m) cash-raising exercise. Rocket Lab has already confirmed an offer to buy German-based laser connectivity specialist […]
Airbus awards Rocket Lab contract to power next generation OneWeb constellation for Eutelsat
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Airbus Constellation Satellites to provide high efficiency, space grade solar panels for 100 OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for […]
Rocket Lab’s second spacecraft for Varda Space Industries to provide in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global provider in launch services and space systems, has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc., […]
SpaceX sends off NASA’s Cygnus resupply mission on Sunday to the ISS during a break in Florida’s weather
SpaceX was able to work with a window of opportunity between some challenging Florida weather on Sunday, August 4, long enough to send off NASA’s cargo resupply to the International […]
Alpine Space Ventures closes EUR 170 Million startup investment fund to support primarily European portfolio of space sectors
Alpine Space Ventures, an industry-insider led venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in the burgeoning European space sector, today announced the final closing of its first fund with a […]
NASA invites public to send names to the moon aboard Artemis Robotic Moon Rover
NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency’s first robotic lunar rover, VIPER — short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover. […]
Maxar Space Systems hands over ops of the largest commercial satellite ever built to EchoStar
Maxar Space Systems has handed over operations of the largest commercial communications satellite ever manufactured in their Palo Alto, California facility, the JUPITER™ 3 satellite, for EchoStar. The satellite includes […]
AAC Clyde Space wins a subsystems order from Intuitive Machines
AAC Clyde Space has received an $0.85 million order for subsystems to assist with the IM-3 mission to the Moon that is being led by Intuitive Machines — this order […]