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SmallSat Symposium Virtual — Expand Your Business + Observe Networking Made Simple
With in-person gatherings still months away, SmallSat Symposium Virtual provides access to exciting new ideas as well as fosters a multitude of networking opportunities. Whether your interest is in understanding the changing marketplace, connecting with others, or discovering new technologies, this year’s event is a unique opportunity to expand your business in the current environment. SmallSat Symposium Virtual will be […]
UPDATE 3: A Successful ‘Another One Leaves The Crust’ Launch Completed By Rocket Lab
UPDATE 2 Rocket Lab has successfully launched their 18th Electron mission, ‘Another One Leaves The Crust,’ on 20:26 NZDT / 07:26 UTC on January 20, 2021. The launch was procured for OHB Group through OHB Cosmos International Launch Service GmbH, the launch service division of OHB Group. OHB Cosmos is responsible for launching the spacecraft […]
SpaceX’s Next Starlink Sixty Sent To Space
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 8:02 a.m. EST, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, completing the seventeenth Starlink mission. Following first-stage separation, Falcon 9 successfully landed for the eighth time on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. […]
Redwire Acquires Oakman Aerospace
Redwire has acquired Oakman Aerospace, Inc. (OAI), a provider of products and services related to digital engineering, spacecraft and satellite design and development, mission payload development, and data distribution services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Littleton, Colorado, OAI is a global provider of space solutions specializing in rapid and responsive, modular, […]
Multiple Launch Agreement by Satellogic Names SpaceX As Preferred Rideshare Mission Provider
Satellogic has announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with SpaceX — through this agreement, SpaceX becomes Satellogic’s preferred vendor for rideshare missions. The first launch, scheduled for June 2021, will deliver Satellogic satellites to LEO via a Falcon 9 rocket. This agreement with SpaceX will enable Satellogic to maintain and extend their position as […]
Aurora Insight’s Charlie To Launch Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 From Canaveral
Aurora Insight is scheduled to launch its second, satellite-based. radio frequency spectrum sensor on SpaceX’s Transporter-1, on Friday, January 22nd from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is a part of SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare mission on the Falcon 9 rocket and will be broadcast live at www.spacex.com/launches. Aurora will host a special live stream discussion event […]
Iodine Propulsion Proven Viable For Smallsats In Space By ThrustMe + Spacety
The space industry seeks new solutions to ensure economic and environmental space sustainability with the rise of satellite mega-constellations. A solution lies in the use of on-orbit propulsion, but traditional systems are not fit for the New Space paradigm. ThrustMe has announced that they have successfully tested the first iodine-fueled electric propulsion system in space […]
Virgin Orbit’s 2nd Launch Demo Is Completed + 10 Smallsats Air Launched Via The LauncherOne Rocket
Virgin Orbit‘s LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration on January 17, 2021, successfully deploying 10 payloads for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). Virgin Orbit’s launch system uses a technique called air launch, in which a rocket is launched from under the wing of a jet aircraft, rather than from a traditional […]
UPDATE: Blue Origin’s New Shepard Launch Is Successful
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back on January 14, 2021, for the New Shepard program. Mission NS-14 featured a crew capsule outfitted with astronaut experience upgrades for upcoming flights with passengers onboard. Capsule upgrades included: Speakers in the cabin with a microphone and a push-to-talk button at each seat so […]