Second SLS core stage ready to ship to Florida Original Publication Date: 2024-07-17 05:45 The second core stage for the Space Launch System rocket was rolled out July 16. The stage will go to Florida for the Artemis 2 mission next year. The stage, while largely complete, will undergo some ...

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 ...

SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields Original Publication Date: 2024-01-15 21:59 Space Development Agency gearing up for next procurement of military satellites. SDA plans to acquire 20 satellites carrying a new type of payload to transmit ...

Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch Original Publication Date: 2023-01-08 22:31 Virgin Orbit is set to perform the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom. Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 aircraft will fly to a drop point off the southern coast of Ireland. The launch is the sixth for Virgin ...

Virgin Orbit preparing for first U.K. launch Original Publication Date: 2023-01-05 13:17 Virgin Orbit is gearing up for its first launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9. A maritime navigation warning issued Jan. 4 identified a zone for hazardous operations. The zone is consistent with ...

Hazards don’t stop at the Kármán line - SpaceNews Original Publication Date: 2022-12-26 09:59 The FAA regulates commercial aviation through all phases of flight. FAA’s oversight of air travel is not limited to the riskiest phases of takeoff and landing. The U.S. Could adopt a policy of ...

L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion Original Publication Date: 2022-12-18 23:02 L3Harris is buying Aerojet at $58 per share in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to close in 2023, pending regulatory approvals. Lockheed Martin sought to buy Aerojet in a $4.4 ...

Intelsat orders small GEO satellite from 3D printing specialist Original Publication Date: 2022-11-07 20:34 Swissto12 has sold its first small satellite to Intelsat for a launch in 2025. Intelsat 45 (IS-45) will be based on Swissto12’s HummingSat satellite platform. At about the size of a ...

NASA and SpaceX to study possible private Hubble servicing mission Original Publication Date: 2022-09-30 12:30 NASA, SpaceX to study concept to send Crew Dragon spacecraft to Hubble. Mission would raise Hubble’s orbit back to where it was when it was deployed. SpaceX has extensive experience ...