Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-31 ‘glam’ human crew to launch on Monday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-13 00:00
Blue Origin announced its 11th human flight, NS-31, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Monday, April 14. The New Shepard launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC. The crew includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.
SpaceX’s launch of Starlink Group 6-73 smallsats rescheduled to Monday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-13 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Launch is targeted for 12:00 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 1:59 a.m.ET. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
Partisia, Squareroot8 + NuSpace forge alliance for quantum-secure SATCOM – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-13 00:00
Partisia, Squareroot8 and NuSpace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the future of secure communications. By integrating a Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), placed in a satellite in space, with advanced cryptography, this partnership aims to deliver a fully quantum-proof solution.
RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies intros a new reaction wheel – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-13 00:00
Blue Canyon Technologies introduces largest reaction wheel to date, the RW16. Reaction wheel is a motor-driven flywheel that enables attitude control by applying torque. More than 800 Blue Canyon reaction wheels have launched, many operating on 70-plus spacecraft built by Blue Canyon. The company currently supports numerous unique missions with more than 160 spacecraft orders.