Space News for Monday, March 10, 2025

Leonardo + Baykar sign a partnership for unmanned technologies – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2025-03-10 00:00

Baykar Technologies and Leonardo have signed a MoU for the development of unmanned technologies. The agreement is based on the industrial synergies and complementarities of the two companies in the unmanned sector. The European market for the next ten years is projected to reach $ 100 billion.

Rocket Lab’s details about ocean platform for Neutron rocket return landings at sea – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2025-03-09 00:00

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) shared details about ‘Return On Investment’, the ocean landing platform for Neutron missions returning to Earth. Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket is a reusable carbon composite medium-lift launch vehicle being developed to meet the demand for single and multi-satellite constellation deployment.

Successful launch of Norway’s new satellite – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2025-03-09 00:00

NorSat-4 will monitor maritime traffic and test a low-light camera and encryption on-orbit. The launch was carried out by SpaceX using a Falcon-9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The main payload on NorSat-4 is a receiver that captures signals from the Automatic Identification System (AIS)

SpaceX and NASA’s Dragon on Crew-10 mission to send astronauts to ISS no earlier than Wednesday – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2025-03-09 00:00

SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 12 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew NASA’s Crew-3, Crew-5, and Crew-7 missions to and from the space station.