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 ...

Shanghai firm behind G60 megaconstellation raises $943 million Original Publication Date: 2024-02-02 10:15 Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology has raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943 million) for the construction of its G60 low Earth orbit megaconstellation. The development comes as SSST prepares ...

Orbital Outpost X names Negar Feher CEO Original Publication Date: 2024-01-30 10:00 Negar Feher is the new CEO of Silicon Valley space technology startup Orbital Outpost X. Feher has held management and technical roles at Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, Momentus Space. OOX develops ...

Space Force selects vendors for suborbital launch services Original Publication Date: 2024-01-27 10:33 Kratos Space & Missile Defense Systems, L3Harris' Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace. Corvid Technologies awarded indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts. Sounding rockets are ...

Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program Original Publication Date: 2024-01-25 09:06 Freedom Space Technologies is partnering with defense contractor Omni Federal. Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9.7 million contracts from the U.S. Space ...

Belgium signs Artemis Accords Original Publication Date: 2024-01-24 00:52 Belgium is the 34 th country overall, and first so far in 2024, to sign the document. The Artemis Accords outline best practices for responsible behavior in space exploration. Non-binding document describes procedures ...

French SSA startup Aldoria raises $10.9 million Original Publication Date: 2024-01-23 08:16 Aldoria, a company previously known as Share My Space, raised $10.9 million. The company currently operates a network of six optical telescopes that track objects in orbit. The funding will be used in ...

Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers Original Publication Date: 2024-01-22 00:26 NASA has exercised options in Human Landing System (HLS) awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX. The companies are working on versions of their landers that can carry large amounts ...

Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’ Original Publication Date: 2024-01-20 20:31 Space Force last year launched a small satellite on a Firefly rocket in a demonstration of responsive launch. More Victus Nox-style missions are being planned in the coming years. But ...