Millennium Space Systems completes FOO Fighter CDR in 10 months – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) CDR in just 10 months. FOO Fighter will demonstrate advanced missile defense capability by incorporating fire control-quality sensors into a prototype constellation.
Russia to launch NASA’s American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to ISS – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Soyuz 2.1a will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025. The launch is for human exploration and costs $80 million. The forecast calls for a temperature of 59°F, broken clouds, 68% cloud cover and a wind speed of 9mph.
Firefly Aerospace awarded DoD contract for responsive on-orbit mission with Elytra spacecraft – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with the company’s Elytra spacecraft. The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Sinequone Project. The mission is set to launch as early as 2027.
Viasat advances multi-orbit services roadmap— signs agreement with Telesat for LEO K-Band services – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has signed an agreement with Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) to integrate Telesat Lightspeed LEO Ka-band capacity into the company’s multi-orbit network.
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 11-11 in super foggy California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Shortly after launch, after completing its mission, the booster returned to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY) droneship, in the Pacific Ocean. The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on ASDS OCISLY after its first flight.
Axiom Space to launch Orbital Data Center nodes – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Axiom Space will launch two Orbital Data Center (ODC) nodes to LEO. ODCs will provide secure, scalable, and cloud-enabled data storage and processing. They will provide AI/ML solutions directly to satellites, constellations, and other spacecraft.
Olsen Actuators + Drives expands their space business into the U.S. – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00
Olsen Actuators and Drives will open a branch office in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2026. The new office will provide a sales base for the component firm to expand operations. The company also anticipates expansion of the new sales office to offer assembly and manufacturing services.
Caroline Cawthon: Supporting America’s Future in Low Earth Orbit
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 16:22
Caroline Cawthon is the systems engineering and integration lead for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program. Cawthon supports the program’s chief engineer office. She describes the best part of her day as the people she works with, and her passionate and mission-driven team.