Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00
Eclipse will launch up to 16,300 kg of cargo to Low Earth Orbit or 3,200 kg of cargo to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Eclipse will first launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, and be able to support space station resupply, commercial spacecraft, critical national security missions and scientific payloads.
SpaceX’s Friday launches Starlink Group 11-18 and GPS III SV08 still on schedule – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-30 00:00
SpaceX to launch urgent secret GPS III SV08 mission on Friday as threats to the GPS grow. The launch is part of the U.S. Space Force’s efforts to enhance the GPS network. This is the second high-profile national security mission that shifted from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Infineon launches new radiation hardened GaN transistors, including one of the first DLA JANS certified GaN device – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has announced the first of a new family of radiation hardened Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors, fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry. The new radiation hardened GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) devices are engineered for mission-critical applications.
Ground Stations: Owned, or Rent Capacity? – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00
Noel Rimalovski moderated this key panel at the SmallSat Europe conference held at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam on May 28. With his panel he examined the role of Ground Segment and the position of standards and innovation in the sector. He opened by saying that once it was geostationary operators who tended to have their own dedicated systems.
Can Europe fund mega-constellations? – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00
Panel asked whether Europe was ready with its own constellations. Dallas Kasaboski said that there were more than 200 constellations planned globally. Renato Panesi (Co-Founder and CCO, D-Orbit) told delegates that D-Orbit helps other constellations reach orbit.
Integrated Testing on Horizon for Artemis II Launch Preparations
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 11:45
Engineers are set to begin a series of integrated tests to get ready for the mission. The tests will ensure different systems, including core stage engines and booster thrust control, work as planned. Teams will practice every phase of countdown, including pre-planned holds in the countdown, conditioning and replenishing the propellants as well as checks.