Australia’s 1st orbital testbed to advance Space Machines Company project + Space mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00
Defence Trailblazer and the University of Adelaide have built Australia’s first orbital robotics testbed at its state-of-the-art space simulation facilities. The testbed will be used to design and test software that will be deployed onboard the Australian Space Agency-backed MAITRI mission.
SpaceX moves NASA’s IMAP mission to Wednesday from the Cape – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 24 for launch of NASA’s IMAP mission to interplanetary transfer orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of this mission will begin about one hour prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
L-2 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to send Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 on its mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00
The ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The mission is planned to lift off on Sept. 25, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is planned for 8:09 a.m. EDT with a 29-minute window. Today’s forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
Firefly Aerospace receives $10 million NASA contract addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar data – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00
Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has received a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Data buy encompasses images captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander during its 45-day transit to the Moon and more than 14 days of surface operations.