Intelsat, a leading provider of inflight connectivity and operator of a large satellite and terrestrial network, has achieved a significant milestone in the commercial satellite industry. The company successfully launched the Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (G-37/H-4) satellite, setting a new record...

Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
India made history as the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 lander on Aug. 23, 2023. This also makes it the first country to land on the Moon since China in 2020. India is one of several countries - including the U.S. with its Artemis program - endeavoring to land on the Moon. The south pole of the Moon is of particular interest, as its surface, m

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in 2024. The contract signing with a new customer came just days after Rocket Lab successfully launched the

Firefly Aerospace has announced the expansion of its on-orbit services with a new line of orbital vehicles called Elytra. These highly mobile and scalable vehicles, named after the wings of a firefly, will offer a range of services including...

LeoStella, a leading satellite design and manufacturing company based in the United States, has announced the launch of its highly anticipated LS-300 small satellite bus product line. This third-generation platform introduces a range of advanced capabilities and payload accommodation...

Rocket Lab USA has recently announced a block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky, a provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services. This partnership solidifies Rocket Lab as the primary launch provider for BlackSky's constellation,...

Waushington DC (UPI) Aug 07, 2023
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another payload of Starlink satellites into space from Florida late Sunday. The rocket launched at 10:41 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending the 22 satellites into low-Earth orbit where they will join Starlink's constellation of thousands of orbitals that provide high-speed, low-latency Int

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Aug 03, 2023
Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite operator, has announced that the first satellite in the SPAINSAT NG programme, SpainSat NG-I, will be ready for launch in summer of 2024 after confirming that the programme is making good progress. The US company Space X will be in charge of launching the Spanish satellite into orbit with a Falcon 9 launcher, from its base at Cape Canaveral or from NASA

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 06, 2023
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking into ways to make space propulsion systems more cost-effective and reusable. The emphasis of their investigation lies in the 3D Printing for Low-Cost Space Components (3D-LoCoS) project. This project seeks to enhance the techniques of metal-based additive manufacturing, essentially 3D printing processes. This advancement will allow for the swifter, mo

Paris (AFP) Aug 2, 2023
Airbus and US space exploration firm Voyager Space announced Wednesday a joint venture to develop Starlab, a commercial alternative to replace the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of the decade. The US-led venture with footing in Germany, where a number of Airbus Defence and Space sites are located, will "reliably meet the known demand from global space agencies while opening ne

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
NASA and Boeing are set to conduct a joint media teleconference on Monday, August 7 at 2 p.m. EDT to deliver a progress report on the CST-100 Starliner's inaugural astronaut flight. This milestone mission will see the Starliner transport its first-ever astronaut crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Listeners can tune in to the teleconference live on NASA's website. The a

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
'When it comes to making access to Space easier and more affordable, why not resort to an established infrastructure that already exists?' This is one of the questions Airbus engineers asked themselves when they started looking at how they could make the many benefits of Space-based activities accessible to a wider community. Turns out: The International Space Station (ISS) - one of (if no

The DS-SAR radar satellite, created by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has been successfully launched into space. The satellite was launched on a PSLV-C56 rocket from the Sriharikota launch site in India. Following its entry into orbit, the satellite began...

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all. The technologies range from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing, which will expand industry capabilities for a sustained human presence on the Moon through Artemis, as well as other NASA, government, and commercial mission

In a groundbreaking development, Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, has successfully launched its JUPITER3 ultra high-density satellite into space. The satellite, also known as EchoStar XXIV, was built by Maxar Technologies and is designed to provide gigabytes...

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft as part of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project. This project aims to advance propulsion technology for...

In an exciting development for the space industry, KBR has been awarded a significant contract worth up to $1.9 billion to support NASA's human spaceflight programs. This contract will encompass key initiatives such as the International Space Station, Artemis,...

Coherent Logix, a manufacturer of high-performance, low-power Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) and advanced development tools has launched the new advanced space processor, HyperX: Midnight. Coherent Logix has been serving the Space 2.0 and Defense markets for 15 years. In these markets, high-performance...