SSC’s Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 to bolster USSF spacecraft procurement—12 companies selected – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-01 00:00 Space Test Experiments Platform ( STEP) 2.0 contract awarded to 12 vendors. STEP 2.0 establishes a 10-year multi-award Indefinite Delivery ...

Forrester’s Digest: O3b satellites suffer launch delays – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-16 00:00 Two satellites owned by SES of Luxembourg have had their launch by SpaceX much delayed because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral. SES has stated that such weather delays are common, with ...

SwRI wins QuickSounder weather satellite contract Original Publication Date: 2023-10-23 22:53 San Antonio-based SwRI will develop the QuickSounder spacecraft. It will handle transportation, launch, three years of operations and satellite decommissioning. QuickSounder is the first element of a ...

Technical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander Original Publication Date: 2023-05-19 20:01 NASA cites Blue Origin's aggressive schedule of test flights as well as its lower cost. NASA identified two weaknesses in Blue Origin’s proposal. One involves its communications ...

Environmental groups sue FAA over Starship launch license Original Publication Date: 2023-05-01 22:11 The lawsuit seeks to revoke the FAA’s launch license for Starship launches from Boca Chica. It says an environmental review done as part of that process violated the National Environmental ...