INPE Awards SpaceLaunch Contract for Amazonia-1B Mission on Vega-C – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-27 00:00 The Amazonia-1B mission is slated for a 2027 launch aboard Avio’s Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The mission is a critical component of ...

SmallSat Europe 2026 Issues Final Call for Papers Amid Pivot to Defense and Sovereignty – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-13 00:00 SmallSat Europe 2026 is Europe's largest dedicated small satellite conference. The event is scheduled for May 26–28, 2026, at the RAI Amsterdam ...

AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 to take flight in December – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-11-24 00:00 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Is building the only space-based cellular broadband network designed for both commercial and government applications. The BlueBird 6, a U.S. Licensed satellite, is ...

Sidus Space’s LizzieSat™ arrives at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base ready for launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-02-05 00:00 Sidus Space’s LizzieSat™-3′ arrival at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration. The hybrid 3D printed satellite ...

ESA supports work on Apophis mission Original Publication Date: 2024-07-20 01:10 European Space Agency will allow a proposed mission to the asteroid Apophis to proceed. Ramses is designed to visit Apophis before that asteroid makes a very close flyby of Earth in 2029. ESA members will decide on ...

U.S. Space Force chief: The use of space technology in Ukraine ‘is what we can expect in the future’ Original Publication Date: 2022-12-04 16:41 Gen. Chance Saltzman is chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force. He says the value of space “has been proven out,” and space is “clearly a ...

New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics Original Publication Date: 2022-06-24 22:03:52+00:00 Frank Calvelli is assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. One of his first moves will be to impose discipline into acquisitions. Calvelli ...