US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake Original Publication Date: 2025-08-07 14:22 The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30. Data provided ...

Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-04 00:00 Terran Orbital is one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. STEP 2.0 is designed to streamline the ...

United Launch Alliance successfully launches Amazon’s first operational satellites – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-28 00:00 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on April 28 at 7:01 p.m. EDT. The Kuiper 1 ...

Rocket Lab signs 2nd multi-launch deal—eight Electron missions with iQPS – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-03 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed one of its largest Electron launch agreements to date in a second, multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of ...

Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00 Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 rocket launches. The first of these missions will be the inaugural launch of Helios and is targeted for mid-2026. The ...

ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network Original Publication Date: 2024-10-16 09:00 European Space Agency awards group 36 million euro ($39 million) contract. Group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator. Three-year contract covers early ...

Anduril and Impulse Space to collaborate on AI-driven satellite mobility Original Publication Date: 2024-10-12 10:05 Anduril Industries and California-based startup Impulse Space announce partnership. The companies plan to pursue military and defense contracts for space missions. The ...

Boeing plans more commercial crew charges Original Publication Date: 2024-10-12 07:29 Boeing expects to report pre-tax earnings charges of $2 billion on four programs. Of that $2 billion, $1.6 billion will be charged against two military aircraft programs. $400 million will be charged for ...

Cygnus spacecraft suffers glitches after launch Original Publication Date: 2024-08-04 21:23 Falcon 9 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:02 a.m. Eastern. Cygnus spacecraft separating from Falcon's upper stage nearly 15 minutes after liftoff. Cygnus carrying ...

Pentagon advisory panel urges integration of commercial space tech for military use Original Publication Date: 2024-08-02 02:00 A Pentagon advisory panel calls for increased adoption of commercial space technologies. The study was conducted by the Defense Science Board (DSB) It recommends a ...