Space News for Friday, September 20, 2024

SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing Original Publication Date: 2024-09-20 04:38 SpaceX responds to the FAA's proposed $633,000 in fines for license violations. FAA said SpaceX used a new launch control center without approval. In a later Falcon Heavy ...

Space News for Friday, August 16, 2024

Indian solid SSLV rocket launches Earth observation satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-08-16 09:54 India successfully launched its third SSLV Thursday, placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit. The rocket carried the experimental Earth observation EOS-08 spacecraft into its ...

Space News for Monday, July 01, 2024

H3 launches ALOS-4 advanced Earth observation satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-07-01 08:33 Japan's H3 rocket successfully launched an Earth observation satellite Sunday. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 11:06 p.m. Eastern. It carried the Advanced Land ...

Space News for Monday, March 25, 2024

Accelerating the ‘‘Data Management to Decision Chain’’ in Military Space Operations Original Publication Date: 2024-03-25 05:40 Modernizing U.S. Military space operations is a critical national endeavor. It requires a comprehensive and integrated approach to meet the challenges of an ...

Space News for Saturday, March 23, 2024

AT&T underlines support for realizing direct-to-smartphone satellite service Original Publication Date: 2024-03-22 22:04 AT&T is prepared to provide more funds to help get AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-smartphone constellation plans off the ground. AST SpaceMobile raised $155 million from AT&T ...

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 Thursday, January 25, 2024

Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program Original Publication Date: 2024-01-25 09:06 Freedom Space Technologies is partnering with defense contractor Omni Federal. Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9.7 million contracts from the U.S. Space ...

Space News for Friday, October 06, 2023

L-1 Update ULA’s Atlas V progressing towards launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket is launching the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Liftoff is scheduled for 2 ...

Space News for Tuesday, October 03, 2023

Ericsson announces appointment of Chief Compliance Officer – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-03 00:00 Jan Sprafke, who has been acting CCO since February 2023, will report to Scott Dresser, Group Chief Legal Officer and the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors. ...

Space News for Monday, September 11, 2023

Former Airbus executive Chris Emerson named chairman of All.Space Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 10:00 Chris Emerson is the former head of Airbus U.S. Space and Defense. He has been named chairman of the board of All.Space, a British manufacturer of terminals. Emerson joins All.Space as ...