Space News for Monday, November 25, 2024

Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle soars testing hypersonic test launch capabilities – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-24 00:00 Rocket Lab’s second dedicated mission for Leidos successfully lifted off on November 24, 2024, at 06:00 UTC. The launch was performed by HASTE, a ...

Space News for Friday, November 22, 2024

FCC’s Rosenworcel announces departure – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-21 00:00 Jessica Rosenworcel will leave the FCC on January 20th 2025. She is the first woman in history to be confirmed to lead the agency. President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Brendan Carr to the ...

Space News for Thursday, November 21, 2024

SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-20 00:00 SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test. Starship’s cargo consists of a dangling banana revealing the magnitude of the ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 20, 2024

SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-19 00:00 SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test. Starship’s cargo consists of a dangling banana revealing the magnitude of the ...

Space News for Tuesday, November 19, 2024

SpaceX ramps up for Integrated Flight Test 6 Tuesday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-18 00:00 The sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch Tuesday, November 19. The 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. The forecast calls for a temperature of 78°F, clear ...

Space News for Monday, November 18, 2024

Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00 Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 rocket launches. The first of these missions will be the inaugural launch of Helios and is targeted for mid-2026. The ...

Space News for Sunday, November 17, 2024

Impulse Space awarded BALISTA contract by NRO – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00 Impulse Space has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL) as a recipient of a BALISTA contract. The contract will allow the NRO to assess and ...

Space News for Saturday, November 16, 2024

Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe Original Publication Date: 2024-11-15 13:03 NASA will show off some of its projects at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, or SC24. NASA’s Dr. Nicola “Nicky” Fox, ...

Space News for Friday, November 15, 2024

Boeing delivers advanced O3b mPOWER satellites to SES – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-14 00:00 Boeing teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being ...

Space News for Thursday, November 14, 2024

SpaceX Starship to fly 25 launches in 2025 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-13 00:00 SpaceX’s giant 400 ft tall Starship will make a sixth test flight on November 19th, subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical checks. The fifth flight saw the ‘super heavy’ booster ...