Space News for Monday, February 05, 2024

NASA Earth science mission once slated for cancellation ready for launch Original Publication Date: 2024-02-04 23:27 NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem, or PACE, spacecraft to launch. Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 Feb. 6. PACE ...

Space News for Sunday, January 21, 2024

Guetlein calls for a change in culture in ‘responsive space’ Original Publication Date: 2024-01-20 20:31 Space Force last year launched a small satellite on a Firefly rocket in a demonstration of responsive launch. More Victus Nox-style missions are being planned in the coming years. But ...

Space News for Saturday, December 09, 2023

Three satellites presumed lost in Transporter deployment malfunction Original Publication Date: 2023-12-09 00:03 Momentus says three of the five satellites it flew on the Transporter-9 launch did not appear to deploy. The company used a third-party deployer, rather than its own Vigoride tug. ...

Space News for Friday, November 03, 2023

Delta Air Lines selects Hughes in-flight connectivity – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-11-03 00:00 Delta Air Lines has selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi-Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America. The program ...

Space News for Thursday, October 12, 2023

SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-12 00:00 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced that the company’s Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch next month. Pelican-1 is the first ...

Space News for Thursday, June 08, 2023

NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 Original Publication Date: 2023-06-08 09:45 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025. Artemis 3 would feature the first human ...

Space News for Friday, January 27, 2023

U.S. sanctions Chinese satellite firm for allegedly supplying SAR imagery to Russia’s Wagner Group Original Publication Date: 2023-01-27 10:26 Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute hit by sanctions. U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting Wagner Group ...

Space News for Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Revenue shortfall causes layoffs and delays at Satellogic Original Publication Date: 2023-01-03 00:40 Satellogic has slashed revenue projections, resulting in layoffs. The company recorded $2.4 million in revenue in the first half of the year. Satellogic signed a contract with SpaceX in May ...

Space News for Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Orion swings by the moon on its way back to Earth Original Publication Date: 2022-12-06 10:14 NASA's Orion spacecraft flew by the moon for a second and final time Dec. 5. The maneuver sets up the spacecraft for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in six days. Orion, which launched nearly three ...

Space News for Sunday, December 04, 2022

SpaceX rolls out new business line focused on military satellite services Original Publication Date: 2022-12-03 15:25 SpaceX on Dec. 2 revealed a new business segment called Starshield aimed at U.S. National security government agencies. Starshield will leverage the Starlink internet ...