Rocket Lab schedules next mission for multi-launch customer iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for the firm's next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission, named ‘The Sea God Sees’, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch ...
Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract
Terran Orbital Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force as one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. This 10-year, $237 million, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, administered by Space ...
Aerospacelab stellar JAXA spacecraft contract through Mitsui Bussan Aerospace
Aerospacelab, in partnership with Mitsui Bussan Aerospace (MBA), proudly announces its selection by the Japan Exploration Agency (JAXA) to supply the platform that will host JAXA’s SAMRAI payload as part of a demonstration mission—this contract represents an important step in ...
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GA-ASI delivers MQ-9A Block 5 extended range UAS to the USMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)—this new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be operated by Marine ...
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-10 from the Cape making it the second launch on Monday
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 23 smallsats from Starlink Group 12-10 into low Earth orbit to add to the smallsat constellation, from Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 PM, PDT. This was the second Starlink launch on Monday. The John F. Kennedy ...
SpaceX Starlink Group 11-9 smallsats is 1 of 2 launches on Monday from both coasts
On Monday, April 28 at 1:42 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's nine Merlin engines transported 27 Starlink satellites ...
Moon RACER activates self-driving mode for lunar exploration
On a rugged, mock moonscape, the Moon RACER team (Intuitive Machines | Atlas Devices | AVL | Barrios | Boeing | CSIRO | FUGRO | Michelin | Northrop Grumman | Roush | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Michigan Technological University) demonstrated ...
API Gateway to boost USSF space superiority through enhanced data access
U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $2.9 million contract to Raft LLC for the development of an Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA). The API Gateway ...
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink ups UK fees in congested areas
UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according to a report from Fibre Compare, Geoff Pestell, CEO at ...
DISA enhances spectrum operations with new release
The Defense Information Systems Agency and U.S. Strategic Command recently launched a new software tool called Electromagnetic Battle Management - Joint Decision Support (EMBM-J DS) to improve the management of the electromagnetic spectrum for warfighting communications and operations. EMBM-J DS ...
BAE Systems selected to enhance ground system for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites
BAE Systems has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to provide a new satellite command and control (C2) system for its Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program. Infographic courtesy of Space Systems Command. FORGE C2 will ...
A new chapter for Ariane 6 + Vega launchers with the P160C rocket motor
The P160C qualification motor was successfully tested on April 24th at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency (CNES). The successful test firing of the first P160C motor ...
OroraTech brings world’s largest wildfire satellite constellation to the U.S.
OroraTech has opened their U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado—based in Munich, Germany, the company’s expansion to the United States marks an important milestone in its mission to support wildfire resilience in America. OroraTech's thermal sensors are purpose-built for wildfire detection ...
