Space News for Wednesday, February 05, 2025

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 ...

Space News for Monday, January 27, 2025

Blue Abyss + NASA sign Space Act agreement to advance commercial space training + research – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-27 00:00 This collaboration aims to bolster the development of next-generation infrastructure and capabilities for human spaceflight, astronaut training, and ...

Space News for Friday, December 13, 2024

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink Group 11-2 smallsats on Friday the 13th – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-12 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 11:28 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities ...

Space News for Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-09 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology. This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under ...

Space News for Monday, November 11, 2024

SpaceX’s Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats launch is moved to Monday, Veterans’ Day, and Koreasat 6-A launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-10 00:00 SpaceX targeting Monday, November 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 4:02 ...

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 Monday, September 23, 2024

U.S. Space Command’s commercial operations group gets expanded role Original Publication Date: 2024-09-22 11:02 The JCO was formed in 2020 as an extension of the National Space Defense Center. The transition of the TacSRT program from a pilot to an operational program marks a key moment. Under ...

Space News for Saturday, September 14, 2024

United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi Original Publication Date: 2024-09-13 22:48 United Airlines will replace geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX's largest aviation Wi-Fi deal. The U.S. Carrier announced plans Sept. 13 to start equipping the more than ...

Space News for Saturday, August 24, 2024

Space Force awards $200 million contract to Northrop Grumman for UK radar site Original Publication Date: 2024-08-23 23:13 The U.S. Space Force awarded a $200 million contract to Northrop Grumman. The contract is for the second site of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability. The initiative is ...

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 ...