One giant leap for Irish spaceflight—EIRSAT-1
Artistic rendition of EIRSAT-1 courtesy of University College Dublin, Ireland EIRSAT-1, developed by a team of students and staff at University College Dublin through ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! program, has made history as Ireland’s first satellite. Technicians at work building ...
Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the ...
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 ...
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Special Aerospace Services rebrands as Aurex
Special Aerospace Services (“SAS”) has officially rebranded as Aurex. The rebrand marks a signification evolution into a unified, mission-driven provider of advanced systems, solutions, products and technologies across space, missile defense, and hypersonics. Aurex employs more than 250 professionals across ...
Sidus Space deploys advanced SpacePilot software for autonomous ops + commissions LizzieSat®-3 Attitude Determination + Control System
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has successfully deployed the company's new, autonomous, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software, SpacePilot, and has also commissioned the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) on LizzieSat®-3 (LS3). Designed for next-generation satellite operations, SpacePilot integrates real-time ...
Volatus Aerospace secures ∼$1 million tactical ISR Dronec contract from a NATO partner
Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) (Frankfurt: ABB) has secured a contract to deliver a fleet of lightweight Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR) drone systems to a customer in a NATO member country. The initial contract is valued at approximately ...
Interstellar Technologies signs an alliance with Toyota Motor Corporation + Woven by Toyota
Interstellar Technologies earlier this month signed a three-party business alliance with Toyota Motor Corporation and Woven by Toyota. The three parties will work together to establish a robust production system that enables frequent and cost optimized space transportation. An alliance ...
Space Scotland’s new CEO returns and is ready to ramp up country in preparation of Orbital Launch
Clyde Space made Scotland's first satellite, the UKube-1, which was launched on the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket in 2013 Space Scotland, an industry-led body that represents Scotland’s fast-growing space sector appointed Dr. Natasha Nicholson as its new Chief Executive Officer, following ...
Open Cosmos kicks off first rideshare mission for the European Commission’s IOD/IOV program
Open Cosmos has signed the first work order contract as part of the In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) program funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe R&I Program. Open Cosmos was selected as one of six European providers for this ...
Firefly’s award of $177 Million from NASA for mission to the Moon’s South Pole
Company’s fourth lunar mission and fifth NASA CLPS award utilizes Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander to operate two rovers and three scientific instruments Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, was awarded a $176.7 ...
Japan seeks to create int’l rules on space debris removal
Image shows space debris floating within 2,000 kilometers of the Earth's surface. (Photo not for sale)(Photo courtesy of NASA)(Kyodo) Japan will seek to establish international rules for the removal of human-made objects in space that could pose collision risks to ...
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat to add 340 OneWeb satellites
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat says it will add another 340 of its OneWeb satellites into orbit by 2029. These 340 will be additional to the 100 craft already on order. OneWeb, which Eutelsat merged with in September 2023 is very ...
Intuitive Machines expands deep space navigation services with agreement to Acquire KinetX
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. (“KinetX”). The acquisition strengthens Intuitive Machines’ position as a vertically integrated provider of end-to-end systems for the Moon, Mars, and beyond, marking the Company’s formal expansion ...
