SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean”
Starship’s tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, taking a significant step forward in developing the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle.The results were a significant step forward as every major ...
SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday (Aug. 26). Photos captured by Satnews. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron’s 70th mission sends “Live, Laugh, Launch,” soaring
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 70th Electron mission, solidifying the Company as a global leader in responsive launch services and Electron as the world’s most frequently launched small orbital ...
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink smallsats of Group 10-20 from the Cape on Thursday
On a sunny Thursday SpaceX's Falcon 9 sent off 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-20 at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 GMT) to add to the increasing Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40. Photos captured ...
AST SpaceMobile plays Game of Phones
The banking analysts have had time to chew over AST SpaceMobile’s half-year update. The advice given is — at best -– mixed. Some analysts have increased their Price Targets while other have reduced or softened their Targets. Recent Analyst Price ...
Research: Telco/satellite collaborations still in early stages
A new wave of partnerships between telcos and satellite/non-terrestrial network (NTN) players is reshaping the connectivity landscape, but the market remains far from mature, analyst house STL Partners has reported in its satellite tracker report Skywatch. STL Partners’ analysis of ...
OQ Technology debuts 5NETSAT via a €2.5 million EIC grant
Backed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), OQ Technology's 5NETSAT mission will deliver secure 5G satellite messaging and emergency alerts to unmodified smartphones, advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty and space innovation OQ Technology has announced the official launch of the company's ...
Hiltron HMAM-XY selected for advanced comms tech research
Hiltron Communications recently reported the purchase of a latest-generation HMAM-XY motorized antenna mount by a German research organization—the mount is equipped with a 2.4 meter antenna and will be used for various applications including the advancement of technology related to ...
Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters help power 1st certified flight of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
Four Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) 63-inch-diameter, extended length, Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) delivered nearly two million pounds of thrust to help power the first certified launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and the U.S. Space Force-106 mission ...
NASA selects 6 Companies to provide OTV studies
NASA earlier this month selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of ...
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 17-4 smallsats despite worst fog yet on a California night
On Wednesday SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats from Group 17-4 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This will be the fifth flight ...
Forrester’s Digest: Luxembourg invests $350 million in GovSat-2
Artistic rendition of GovSat-2 on-orbit is courtesy of Thales Alenia Space The Luxembourg government is to invest $350 million (€298.6 million) in its joint-venture GovSat-2 project with SES. The government will also put in place $233 million for a “strategic ...
Kuiper mission updates: Kuiper constellation grows to more than 100 satellites
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, and our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. Our initial satellite constellation will include more than 3,200 spacecraft, which we began deploying in ...
