Rocket Lab sends off “Owl For One, One For Owl” smallsat mission for Synspective
Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 carrying a satellite to orbit for Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective. (Photo: Business Wire) Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) provider in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its ...
ATLAS Space Operations completes rapid onboarding of TROPICS Spacecraft
In May of 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an 85% likelihood of above-normal activity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. This marked the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal prediction and, if proven accurate, would make ...
UPDATE Boeing has a problem — too many astronauts and not enough ISS parking spaces
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. Credit: NASA NASA will be sending more astronauts to the ISS ...
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SpaceX is back in the groove with Friday’s launch of 23 Starlink small satellites
Photo from Friday, August 2, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream On Friday, August 2 at 1:01 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo ...
SpaceX ready for Friday Starlink satellite launch
Photo captured from California on foggy Sunday, July 28, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream. SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 2 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy ...
SpaceX set for second pair of WorldView Legion satellites now in Florida for launch
The next two WorldView Legion satellites, which will be the company’s first spacecraft in MIO, are seen here at Maxar Space Systems’ manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California, shortly before shipment to the launch site. Drumroll, please: Our next two ...
GA-ASI contracted for Red 5 MQ-20 Avenger® advanced air-to-air autonomy prototype
MQ-20 Avenger UAS, image courtesy of GA-ASI. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $98 million contract as Lead Systems Integrator for Project Red 5. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) Project, run by ...
Forrester’s Digest: SES H1: Video revenues under pressure
Satellite operator SES has reported €978 million in H2 revenues, down 0.6 per cent y-o-y. 2024 revenue outlook (of €1.94 billion – €2 billion) remains unchanged. CEO Adel Al-Saleh said that the company’s acquisition of Intelsat is “on track” and ...
Exploring tiny, engineered particles movement in space
Researchers from Florida International University (FIU) and Colorado Mesa University will leverage the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to explore the potential of tiny particles engineered to extract and use energy from their surroundings for self-propulsion. Shown here are ...
Indra adds Celestia TTI to the FCAS program to accelerate next generation SATCOM
Celestia TTI and Indra have reached a collaboration agreement to jointly develop next generation antennas, enabling them to design advanced communications systems for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. More specifically, they will work on multi-purpose antennas capable of ...
Northrop Grumman completes PDR for SDA’s latest Proliferated Data Transport satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 74 high-speed data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA), including satellites that integrate advanced technology from an earlier generation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture ...
Ubotica achieves additional breakthroughs in live Earth intelligence with Cognisat-6
Ubotica has revealed a new milestone in Live Earth Intelligence with the firm's CogniSAT-6 satellite mission: successful onboard AI detection of objects on Earth and immediate relay of insights to users on the ground — this marks the world's first ...
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