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NASA approves crew for Axiom’s second private astronaut mission crew to ISS
Ax-2: The second privately funded mission to the ISS NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight, ...
Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite to launch on February 17th
Inmarsat has confirmed the the company's latest satellite, I-6 F2, will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday, February 17, 2023, with the launch window open at 10:59 P.M., EST / 03:59am UTC via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Artistic ...
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. acquires Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines, LLC, has completed the firm's business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. (“Inflection Point”) (Nasdaq: IPAX, IPAXU, IPAXW), a SPAC traded on Nasdaq — Inflection Point’s shareholders approved the business combination at an extraordinary general meeting held on ...
Orbit Logic acquired by Boecore
Boecore, a provider of technology solutions to customers within the space, missile defense, hypersonics, and strategic deterrent mission areas, has acquired Orbit Logic, a leading provider of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software products and solutions for mission planning, scheduling, and space ...
SpaceX dispatches 52 Starlinks to Orbit
On Sunday, February 12 at 12:10 a.m. ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 55 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the company's 209th overall mission and the 10th ...
Satellites assess earthquake damage in Turkey
The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6, 2023, caused widespread destruction in both countries. The initial, stronger earthquake emanated from a fault 11 miles (18 kilometers) below the surface. The shallow ...
ISRO gains momentum with smallsats support due to the successful flight of the SSLV launch vehicle
ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) successfully launched three satellites into their intended orbits. This was the rocket's second developmental flight and the SSLV-D2 vehicle placed EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into their intended 450 km circular orbit with an ...
Japan’s new H3 rocket scheduled to launch on February 15th.
On Wednesday, February 15th, the maiden flight of Japan's H3 rocket is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center located in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. The H3 rocket, which is the successor to the nation's H2A rocket, will ...
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg appointed to National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
Mark Dankberg Prominent and trusted industry leaders – including Viasat’s Chairman and CEO, Mark Dankberg – will be appointed as members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). This committee will provide national security and emergency preparedness solutions ...
SES, ThinKom + Hughes enable multi-orbit resilient connectivity for critical airborne missions
The demonstrated high-performance solution leverages phased-array antenna and ultra-fast-roaming capabilities between satellites to support critical manned and unmanned C2/ISR government missions SES, ThinKom and Hughes have successfully demo'd high-performance, multi-orbit service capable of supporting multiple solutions for government airborne missions ...
Comtech receives additional funding for U.S. Army comms
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has been awarded four Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) III satellite systems and services task order modifications exceeding $20 million dollars, under the Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS) IDIQ award, to support global U.S. Army operations ...
Planet SkySats capture images of the major earthquake in Turkey
These two Planet SkySat images were captured on February 7, 2023, and reveals major damage in central Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, in the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Both image captures are courtesy of Planet Labs ...
EchoStar starts construction of a 28 smallsat constellation
Procures satellites and plans Australian operations for new Low Earth Orbit constellation to power connectivity for smart devices EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced an agreement with Astro Digital, a designer, manufacturer and operator of smallsat systems, for the construction ...
UPDATE 2: Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite plies the skies en route to orbit via SpaceX a Falcon 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 has successfully launched the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from Cape Canaveral SFS' Space Launch Complex 40. The first stage booster supporting this mission has previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, and three Starlink missions. Following ...
Space Development Agency (SDA) issues DRAFT Solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer — Beta
Original Response Date: March 1, 2023 SDA has issued a DRAFT solicitation for the first of several types of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) space vehicles—T2TL Beta. This DRAFT solicitation establishes the foundation for Tranche 2 of the Proliferated Warfighter ...
SatRev signs with Virgin Orbit for additional satellite launches + awarded million$ contract
Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) and satellite manufacturer SatRev have announced a follow-on, launch services agreement (LSA) for additional launches of SatRev’s satellites in 2023 and beyond. This new agreement provides SatRev with the flexibility to launch 500 kg. over multiple ...
NASA awards million$$$ spacecraft processing operations contract to Astrotech + SpaceX
NASA has selected Astrotech Space Operations, LLC of Titusville, Florida, and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations. Under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract, NASA will ...
NASA just released 2022 NASA State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report
The following is an announcement from NASA...NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute is pleased to announce the official release of the 2022 State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology report. This endeavor was made successful by the contributions of numerous people across NASA ...
Starlinks — 53 in number — are motivated to orbit by SpaceX and a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
OnThursday, February 2nd., at 2:43 a.m., ET (7:43 UTC), a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat ...
Northrop Grumman’s executive, a former NASA astronaut, receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris awards Doug Hurley (R) and Bob Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Photo: NASA Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) executive Doug Hurley, former NASA astronaut and Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, was ...




















