Space News for Tuesday, December 03, 2024

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday including Direct to Cell – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-02 00:00 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is ready to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday December 3 at 4:29 PM – 8:29 PM PST from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg ...

Space News for Monday, December 02, 2024

Comtech’s new Executive Chairman brings expertise in leadership – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-01 00:00 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announces that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Kenneth (Ken) H. Traub as the Executive Chairman of the Company. ...

Space News for Thursday, November 28, 2024

L3Harris completes CDR for SDA satellite radios – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-27 00:00 The company conducted a Critical Design Review for 45 mission payload (MPL) radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios. The radios will handle and process warfighting data supporting Integrated Broadcast ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 27, 2024

SpaceX launches Starlink Group 6-76 of 24 smallsats, but before the booster recovery “satellite link disconnected” – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-26 00:00 Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink satellites, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ...

Space News for Tuesday, November 26, 2024

NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-25 00:00 NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission. The rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program is designed to explore Saturn’s moon ...

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 ...