SpaceX launch of Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats finally to launch on Friday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 26 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The forecast calls for a temperature of 66°F, few clouds, 22% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00
Gilmour Space Technologies is gearing up for their first Eris Test flight, no earlier than May 15. Weather forecast calls for a temperature of 77 °F, clear skies, 4% cloud cover and a wind speed of 5 mph. Eris’ maiden flight will be the first orbital launch attempt of an Australian rocket from Australian soil.
SpaceX Starlink Group 6-92 smallsat Friday launch weather is questionable – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00
Starlink Group 6-91 smallsats will launch low Earth orbit at 11:28 PM – 3:28 AM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight.
SWISSto12’s new Chief Financial and Strategy Officer was Chief Strategy Officer at Inmarsat – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00
Fredrik Gustavsson has been appointed Chief Financial and Strategy Officer of SWISSto12. He will focus on driving the company’s strategic growth, financial excellence, and corporate development initiatives. Fredrik’s career includes significant leadership roles in some of the world’s leading companies.
NASA Earns Two Emmy Nominations for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Coverage
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 13:01
NASA’s coverage of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse has earned two nominations for the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations on May 1. The winners are set to be unveiled at a ceremony in late June.
NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 10:02
Astronomers using NASA telescopes have found ‘Space Jaws’ Lurking 600 million light-years away, within the inky black depths between stars, there is an invisible monster gulping down any wayward star that plummets toward it. The sneaky black hole betrayed its presence in a newly identified tidal disruption event (TDE) where a hapless star was ripped apart and swallowed in a spectacular burst of radiation. These disruption events are powerful probes of black hole physics, revealing the conditions necessary for launching jets and winds when a black hole is in the midst of consuming a star.