United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-01 00:00 The FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Embraer 175. The first commercial flight is planned for May. The Starlink system, when ...

SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-31 00:00 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET launched Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be the first ...

Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-30 00:00 Germany’s Isar Aerospace created the Spectrum to serve the small to medium-sized satellite market. The launch took place on Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 ...

Spacecraft Makers: SPHEREx and the Intense Tests That Prepared It for Space SPHEREx is going to capture millions of stars and galaxies in 102 different colors. It will create a unique 3D map that will reveal clues to the origins of our universe. Today, we’re going to talk you through all of the ...

Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-27 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions. Rocket ...

USSF certifies ULA Vulcan for NSSL missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-26 00:00 U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization has announced the certification of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security ...

Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-25 00:00 Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission called “VV26”, will ...

SpaceX launches “never hibernate” NROL-69’s classified mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-24 00:00 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) are partnering to launch NROL-69 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket through the National ...

SpaceX plans Monday’s NROL-69 launch and the National Reconnaissance Office provides insight into the mission to “never hibernate” – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-23 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 ...

Germany’s Isar Aerospace to launch Spectrum vehicle’s test flight – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-20 00:00 Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. The company is preparing to conduct the launch of Spectrum from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on Sunday, ...