Space News for Thursday, January 16, 2025

SpaceX sends Firefly’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar landers on mission to the Moon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-15 00:00 Falcon 9 launched Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on ...

Space News for Wednesday, January 15, 2025

SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission sends 131 smallsats soaring near California’s beach – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-14 00:00 The Transporter-12 mission was launched at 11:09 a.m. PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket’s first stage booster did a traditional ...

Space News for Thursday, November 28, 2024

L3Harris completes CDR for SDA satellite radios – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-27 00:00 The company conducted a Critical Design Review for 45 mission payload (MPL) radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios. The radios will handle and process warfighting data supporting Integrated Broadcast ...

Space News for Tuesday, October 15, 2024

OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system Original Publication Date: 2024-10-15 09:54 Munich-based startup OroraTech has raised 25 million euros ($27.3 million) OroraTech is developing a constellation of small satellites equipped with thermal cameras. The company ...

Space News for Saturday, March 02, 2024

Lockheed Martin offers to acquire Terran Orbital Original Publication Date: 2024-03-02 01:13 Lockheed Martin has proposed acquiring smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital for more than $500 million. The company already owns a stake in and does business with Terran Orbital. Lockheed Martin is ...

Space News for Sunday, January 14, 2024

SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship Original Publication Date: 2024-01-14 02:22 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says a propellant dump caused the destruction of the Starship upper stage. Musk says the failure was linked to venting liquid oxygen propellant near the end of the ...

Space News for Saturday, December 30, 2023

Spanish defense giant reportedly seeks Hispasat stake Original Publication Date: 2023-12-29 21:48 Indra, one of Spain's biggest defense contractors, is considering buying a stake in Hispasat. Hispasat is majority-owned by Spanish power company Red Eléctrica. Hispasat named Pedro Duque, a ...

Space News for Saturday, April 01, 2023

AST SpaceMobile discloses further satellite delays and cost increases Original Publication Date: 2023-03-31 21:53 AST SpaceMobile had planned to launch the first five BlueBird satellites by the end of this year. The company's cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024. ...

Space News for Saturday, September 17, 2022

Congress asks for more transparency into New Shepard failure investigation Original Publication Date: 2022-09-16 09:17 Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Brian Babin (R-Texas) sought more details into the investigation. They wrote that their interest stems from the fact that New Shepard also carries ...

Space News for Friday, September 16, 2022

New launch vehicles inch towards the pad Original Publication Date: 2022-09-15 08:24 Executives of several launch providers say they are entering home stretch of development of next-generation vehicles. United Launch Alliance still preparing for a first launch of its Vulcan Centaur before the ...