SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch Original Publication Date: 2024-07-24 09:03 Spaceport in the Shetland Islands expects to host first vertical orbital launch from U.K. Soil. Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE rocket is scheduled to launch from the site in September. SaxaVord Spaceport ...

EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 06:00 Botsat-1 would have a hyperspectral sensor to gather ground composition data. Botswana is the world’s top producer of diamonds by value. The sector accounts for just under a third of the country’s ...

SAIC signs another commercial partner for its small satellite business Original Publication Date: 2023-05-05 23:22 SAIC will partner with European manufacturer GomSpace to develop small satellites. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding April 18 in Colorado Springs. SAIC signed a ...

NASA to cooperate on Israeli astrophysics mission Original Publication Date: 2023-01-23 03:17 The agreement could be signed as soon as later this month. NASA would provide the launch of Ultrasat, which will operate in geostationary orbit. NASA will likely arrange to fly Ultrasat as a secondary ...

Long March 5B rocket stage makes fiery uncontrolled reentry over Indian Ocean Original Publication Date: 2022-07-30 17:59 Debris from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket first stage made a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over Southeast Asia. The rocket launched July 24, sending the Wentian ...