Amazon’s KF-03 mission possible delay with prohibitive weather conditions on Thursday for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch
Project Kuiper deployed 24 satellites aboard its KF-01 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX Photo by Image: SpaceX SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch ...
Blue Origin’s successful launch of New Shepard-36 and the crew of six
Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle lifted off from their West Texas launch site today at 9:40 a.m. EDT (1340 GMT; 8:40 a.m. local Texas time), launching this suborbital flight known as NS-36. Photos captured by Satnews. New Shepard's first stage ...
SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration
The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which ...
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Artemis II crew members name their Orion spacecraft
NASA Delivers Artemis II Hardware to Kennedy The Artemis II crew members named their Orion spacecraft Integrity during a news conference September 24. The name Integrity embodies the foundation of trust, respect, candor, and humility across the crew and the ...
Arianespace to launch German defense satellites SATCOMBw Stufe 3 with Ariane 6
Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe's heavy-lift launchers Ariane 6, for a launch from Europe's Spaceport, ...
L-1 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to GO! for Thursday’s launch of Amazon Kuiper 3 mission from the Cape
Sunset: Atlas V Kuiper 3 — The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband ...
SES Satellite Ibérica to launch Astra HD+ in Spain
SES Satellite Ibérica, a subsidiary of SES, is finalising the launch of a new satellite television service in Spain under the brand Astra HD+. The platform is set to roll out in the coming weeks. At launch, Astra HD+ will ...
Space Dynamics Lab shares open-source software to detect potentially dangerous meteors
Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has released open-source software to detect potentially harmful shooting stars, called bolides—bright meteors that explode as they enter Earth’s atmosphere. The software, StarFall, can be downloaded at this direct link... Scientists have long known ...
Australia’s 1st orbital testbed to advance Space Machines Company project + Space mission
University of Adelaide researcher Mohsi Jawaid with an experimental satellite model attached to the orbital testbed's robotic arm A Defence Trailblazer collaborative project with Space Machines Company and the University of Adelaide’s AI for Space Group has reached a major milestone, ...
SpaceX moves NASA’s IMAP mission to Wednesday from the Cape
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 24 for launch of NASA’s IMAP mission to interplanetary transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of this mission ...
L-2 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to send Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 on its mission
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The mission is planned to lift off on Thurs., Sept. 25, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...
Firefly Aerospace receives $10 million NASA contract addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar data
Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has received a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative for acquisition of additional science and operational data collected beyond the initial contractual requirements for Blue Ghost Mission 1 – the ...
Moog breaks ground on new propulsion clean room to support satellite + missile growth
Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has announced the groundbreaking on the company's new clean room in Niagara Falls that will support the growing demand for innovative satellite and missile propulsion components and systems for Space and Defense customers. The ...
