The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster […]
Subsystems
ULA’s Vulcan rocket’s new era of space capability for our country, certifies to launch national Security Space Launch missions
Following years of development and completing a comprehensive certification plan including two successful certification missions, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been certified by the United States Space […]
Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab acquires Mynaric
Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket builder, Rocket Lab, is buying German-based satellite laser specialists Mynaric. Rocket Lab will pay $75 million (€68.7m) in cash and stock and there’s potential […]
Firefly Aerospace, just 4 days from Moon landing, shows Blue Ghost – low lunar orbit Moon footage
Firefly Aerospace is now less than 4 days from landing on the Moon and just released more footage captured during Blue Ghost’s third lunar orbit maneuver on February 24 that […]
SSC’s OPIR Polar Program completes space vehicle CDR
Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]
NASA’s Voyager 1 resumes sending engineering updates to Earth
After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can — for the first time in five months — check the health and status of the most distant human-made object in existence. […]
GomSpace receives order from EPIC Aerospace
GomSpace recently announced that EPIC Aerospace will purchase products and subsystems from GomSpace for their space tugs at a value of approximately 3.8 million Swedish Krona — the products and […]
AAC Clyde Space’s SEK 23.8 M order from U.S. company supplying spacecraft and other multi-mission systems
AAC Clyde Space has won an order for satellite subsystems valued at USD 2.3 M (approx. SEK 23.8 M) from a U.S. development company supplying spacecraft and other multi-mission systems. […]
GKN Aerospace + ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles — this contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units […]
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 […]