Blue Origin moves New Shepard-27 launch again, now it’s Friday, hopefully
Although Blue Origin's previous attempt on Monday to launch the unmanned New Shepard-27 was scrubbed the new tentative date is Friday, October 11, at 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC) from Launch Site One in West Texas. The scrub was the ...
SpaceX sends off ESA’s Hera planetary defense mission to study NASA’s astroid redirection
Photo captured on Monday, October 7, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream Florida's weather held steady on Monday, October 7, enabling SpaceX to launch the ESA Hera mission to interplanetary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape ...
ULA’s Vulcan launches second certification flight for U.S. Space Force “all rockets are not created equal”
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the Cert-2 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:25 a.m. EDT, marking the completion of Vulcan’s second and final certification flight. Photo by United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance (ULA) ...
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ViaSat-3 F1 initiates services for government customers
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is now delivering ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) service to the U.S. Marine Corps, marking the first use of the ViaSat-3 network by a government customer — this follows the VS3 F1 satellite recently beginning to deliver services ...
INTEGRASYS is participating at this year’s Silicon Valley Space Week
INTEGRASYS will be in attendance at this year's Silicon Valley Space Week and will be showing and discussing their family of products and company CEO Alvaro Sanchez will be participating in the MilSat Symposium panel discussion examining Considerations in Augmenting ...
ATLAS Space Operations appoints an interim Chief Executive Officer
ATLAS Space Operations has appointed Casey G. Cowell as Interim CEO. He currently serves as the company's Executive Chairman and he will succeed John E. Williams, the former President and CEO, who is stepping down due to health reasons and ...
L3Harris ‘notches another milestone’ for the Biomass satellite as its large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France
L3Harris reports it has 'notched another milestone' in aiding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) five-year mission to better understand the state of the Earth’s forests and their role in the carbon cycle. The company recently shipped their 12-meter folded rib ...
Viasat to enhance business aviation IFC with uncapped speeds, expanded capacity + more
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has unveiled a variety of ground-breaking enhancements to its satellite network and service model that will raise the bar for business aviation in-flight connectivity. Viasat’s Jet ConneX customers will be the first to benefit from major ...
Maxar + SkyWatch announce global availability of Maxar imagery on the SkyWatch platform
SkyWatch and Maxar have engaged in a multi-year agreement that enables the distribution of Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery to SkyWatch’s global customer base* via the SkyWatch platform. Through this partnership, SkyWatch customers will have access to Maxar’s high-quality archive and tasking ...
HawkEye 360’s Pathfinder satellite trio to retire — Cluster 11 launch just ahead
HawkEye 360 has announced the planned decommissioning of the firm's pioneering Cluster 1 Pathfinder satellites by the end of 2024 — this decommissioning marks the conclusion of the first-generation satellite cluster that transformed the commercial RF industry and laid the ...
BlackSky wins 7 figure contract for advanced SDA Solutions
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won a seven figure contract to deliver non-Earth Imaging (NEI) services to support the customer’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities — as part of the contract, BlackSky will integrate Gen-2 satellite imagery of on-orbit spacecraft ...
Advanced Navigation launches Certus Mini Series
Advanced Navigation has announced the expansion of its versatile Certus range, with the new Mini series. Available in three variants, the Certus Mini series includes a GNSS-aided Certus Mini D and Certus Mini N inertial navigation system (INS), while Certus ...
The NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program to offer info at Silicon Valley Space Week
NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program within the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate, expands the ability to execute unique missions through rapid development and demonstration of capabilities for SmallSats applicable to exploration, science and the commercial space sector. Through targeted development ...