Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander Original Publication Date: 2024-02-15 06:54 SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off at 1:05 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A. The rocket’s upper stage deployed the Nova-C lander, called Odysseus. The lander will arrive at the moon on Feb. 21, going ...

Resilient Space Order of Battle: Flexible, Adaptable & Affordable Original Publication Date: 2024-02-13 11:00 Boeing is helping the U.S. Build a resilient space order of battle. Operational resilience is as relevant in space as it is at sea – or land, or air. Proliferated constellations make ...

Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-11 16:49 ULA CEO Tory Bruno says company's Vulcan Centaur rocket's first flight went exceedingly well. No issues reported during the countdown or after liftoff, he says. He credited that to ULA’s ...

Greece signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-02-10 00:12 Greece is the 35th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The Accords outline best practices for sustainable space exploration. Greece is the second European country in as many months to sign the Accords. The document is ...

L3Harris demonstrates digital phased array antenna system Original Publication Date: 2024-02-09 06:03 L3Harris Technologies announces results of three-month demonstration of DPAAS. DPAAS prototype handled more than 300 satellite contacts per day. Technology “supports the idea of scaling and ...

BlackSky inks $50 million deal to supply imagery services and satellites to Indonesia Original Publication Date: 2024-02-08 11:00 BlackSky will provide satellite imagery services and imaging spacecraft to the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta will gain access to BlackSky’s high-revisit imagery and ...

Viasat preparing to start services from hobbled ViaSat-3 satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-02-07 03:10 Viasat expects to start providing Wi-Fi to planes by the end of June from ViaSat-3 F1. The satellite lost more than 90% of its 1 terabit per second capacity last year. Viasat has filed ...

Lynk Global finalizes SPAC merger deal Original Publication Date: 2024-02-06 02:47 Lynk Global has agreed to a merger that would raise money for the direct-to-smartphone operator. The deal with Slam Corp., a publicly traded shell company led by Alex Rodriguez, values Lynk at $800 million. Lynk ...

NASA Earth science mission once slated for cancellation ready for launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-04 23:27 NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem, or PACE, spacecraft to launch. Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 Feb. 6. PACE ...

Firefly to continue responsive launch operations for future Alpha missions Original Publication Date: 2024-02-02 20:35 Firefly Aerospace plans to make responsive launch operations the norm for upcoming launches. Firefly launched the Victus Nox mission for the U.S. Space Force Sept. 14 ...