Launch Providers
Bruno’s Exit Leaves ULA at the Mercy of Math
The timing of Tory Bruno’s resignation, announced Monday and effective immediately, strikes a discordant note in an industry that prizes orchestrated stability ...
Southern Launch to Support Orbital Re-Entries of Lux Aeterna
ADELAIDE, Australia, and DENVER, Colorado — In a move that signals a significant shift toward circular space manufacturing, Southern Launch and Lux Aeterna have finalized a contract to conduct orbital re-entries of reusable satellite infrastructure at the Koonibba Test Range ...
Ariane 6 to Launch Next Galileo Pair
Beyond Gravity has confirmed the integration of its critical subsystems aboard the upcoming Ariane 6 flight scheduled to launch two Galileo navigation satellites on December 17. The mission, launching from French Guiana, will expand the European Global Navigation Satellite System ...
Rocket Lab Qualifies Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo”
SatNews December 9, 2025 — Rocket Lab has completed qualification testing for the Neutron launch vehicle’s "Hungry Hippo" fairing, a critical structural validation that clears the way for the medium-lift rocket’s inaugural flight. Announced December 8, the milestone signals the ...
Northrop Grumman Validates Rapid-Prototyping with Successful “SMASH!22”
PROMONTORY, Utah — Targeting the critical supply chain bottlenecks that have plagued the defense industrial base, Northrop Grumman has successfully static fired a new solid rocket motor (SRM) developed in less than one year. The test of the SMASH!22 motor, ...
SpaceX Targets $800 Billion Valuation in Secondary Sale, Eyes 2026 IPO
Surpassing the valuation of any other private company globally, SpaceX is reportedly negotiating a secondary share sale that would value the aerospace giant at approximately $800 billion. According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal, this tender offer represents a ...
Isar Aerospace Selected by ESA to Launch ‘Syndeo-3’ Demonstration Mission
MUNICH — Isar Aerospace has signed a launch services contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver the Syndeo-3 mission to orbit. Scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, the mission will launch aboard Isar’s Spectrum rocket from Andøya ...
SpaceX Starship Authorized for Operations at SLC-37
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has officially issued a Record of Decision (RoD) authorizing the conversion of Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into a launch and landing site for SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy ...
NASA Administrator Senate Hearings
Senate Scutiny Targets NASA's Lunar Strategy Confirmation hearings for NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, billionaire and Polaris Dawn commander, commanded Capitol Hill's attention yesterday. Isaacman utilized his Senate appearance to push a high-stakes competitive agenda for the agency's human lunar ...
SpaceX Security Breach & Cosmonaut Removal
Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been abruptly removed from the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is currently slated for a 2026 launch, following an alleged security breach involving highly sensitive, export-controlled technology at a SpaceX facility. Reports indicate that Artemyev ...
Blue Origin Announces Crew for Next New Shepard
Today, Blue Origin announced the six people flying on its NS-37 mission. The crew includes Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. To date, Blue Origin has flown 86 people (80 individuals) above ...
ArianeGroup Launches SyLEx Sounding Rocket System
Paris, France – ArianeGroup announced the successful first flight of its new flight test system, SyLEx (Système de Lancement d'Expériences, or Experiment Launch System), on November 28, 2025. The launch was operated by the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency's ...
Arianespace launches KOMPSAT-7 satellite
On December 1st, 2025, Arianespace launched the KOMPSAT-7 (KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite-7) satellite. The mission—VV28—used an Arianespace operated Vega C rocket, launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. KOMPSAT-7 was placed in Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 576 km., ...
Fourteenth Galileo Launch Scheduled for December 17
Two new Galileo satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, arrived in French Guiana on November 6, 2025, in preparation for the 14th operational launch of the Galileo programme. The latest additions to Europe’s independent satellite navigation constellation, they landed at ...
Blue Origin Announces New Glenn “Block 2” Upgrades
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Blue Origin has publicized their plans for a substantial “Block 2” variant. This action signals the company’s intent to rapidly increase payload performance in order to seize a larger share of the burgeoning launch market and to ...
AtSpace launches A01 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range
On November 27th, 2025, AtSpace, launched their Australian-made A01 rocket higher than any previous Australian commercial rocket had attained. The 12.2 meter tall vehicle lifted-off from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, developed by Southern Launch in partnership with the Koonibba ...
SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission transports 140 payloads on Friday from California
On Friday, November 28 at 10:44 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-15 mission to sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Locked and loaded with 140 payloads On board this mission ...
ICEYE launches five new smallsats
ICEYE has launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit—these satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on November 26, 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft ...
Spire Global launches 11 satellites
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) launched 11 satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch included satellites for Spire’s Space Services customers, along with three replenishment satellites. Spire launched two satellites for GHGSat carrying payloads to ...
SpaceX readies for Transporter 15 dedicated rideshare mission on Wednesday from California available at affordable rates
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 26 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-15 mission to sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 10:18 a.m. PT. Transporter ...




















