New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz Original Publication Date: 2023-09-17 05:33 Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft docked with the station at 2:53 p.m. Eastern. The spacecraft brought to the station two Roscosmos cosmonauts. The launch was the fifth for Kononenko and first for Chub and O’Hara. Es’hailSat ...

FAA closes Starship mishap investigation, directs 63 corrective actions for SpaceX Original Publication Date: 2023-09-08 17:00 FAA says it completed investigation into the April 20 launch of the Starship vehicle. The vehicle suffered several failures of Raptor engines in the booster during its ...

Telesat’s initial LEO constellation fully funded after manufacturer switch Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 18:31 Telesat saves $2 billion by pivoting to smaller satellites from MDA. MDA is building 198 satellites for Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation. Launches slated to start in the ...

Apple-backed Globalstar’s revenue jump underlines IoT opportunity Original Publication Date: 2023-08-04 23:57 Globalstar, the operator behind Apple’s satellite-enabled SOS app, posted a 50% year-on-year jump in quarterly sales. Nearly half the $55 million Globalstar made in the three months ...

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 ...

Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-03-16 23:46 Rocket Lab launches second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16. Rocket Lab expects to conduct up to 15 Electron launches this year. Rocket Lab is working on the larger Neutron rocket, slated to ...

Relativity Space scrubs first launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2023-03-08 00:00 Relativity Space’s first launch countdown aborted about a minute before liftoff. The startup aerospace company plans to try again Saturday. The Terran 1 rocket could become the first methane-fueled launcher ...

Ukrainian government criticizes Vega C investigation Original Publication Date: 2023-03-07 01:17 The State Space Agency of Ukraine took issue with the findings of an investigation. The investigation into the failed Dec. 20 launch of the Vega C. It concluded that a component from a Ukrainian ...

White House cybersecurity strategy warns of ‘complex threat environment’ Original Publication Date: 2023-03-02 21:34 The Biden administration is releasing an updated cybersecurity plan. The new document replaces the Trump administration’s 2018 cybersecurity strategy. Space Policy Directive 5 ...

Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles Original Publication Date: 2023-02-12 14:13 SmallSat Symposium panel: New launch vehicles needed to meet growing demand. "We have more demand than we have supply," Says Saturn Satellite Networks CEO. "We need diversity, just like any market, ...