Space News for Thursday, January 02, 2025

SpaceX’s New Year’s Eve launch of 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-01 00:00 SpaceX’s last launch for the end of 2024 took place on Tuesday, December 31 at 12:39 a.m. ET. Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with ...

Space News for Monday, December 09, 2024

Orbex starting development of medium sized launch vehicle + operations going to SaxaVord – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-08 00:00 Orbex will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to direct more funding to the development of a new, ...

Space News for Friday, December 06, 2024

ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-05 00:00 The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on ...

Space News for Tuesday, December 03, 2024

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday including Direct to Cell – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-02 00:00 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is ready to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday December 3 at 4:29 PM – 8:29 PM PST from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg ...

Space News for Thursday, November 21, 2024

SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-20 00:00 SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test. Starship’s cargo consists of a dangling banana revealing the magnitude of the ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 20, 2024

SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-19 00:00 SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test. Starship’s cargo consists of a dangling banana revealing the magnitude of the ...

Space News for Friday, November 08, 2024

SpaceX plans Starship’s Sixth Flight Test as early as Monday, November 18 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-07 00:00 SpaceX's sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as early as Monday, November 18 following the not-too-distant Fifth Flight test conducted on September 10. ...

Space News for Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Rocket Lab finally launches ‘Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes’ customer may be E-Space – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-05 00:00 Rocket Lab successfully launched a yet to be identified satellite to SSO for an undisclosed customer from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia ...

Space News for Thursday, October 03, 2024

In-Orbit Aerospace explores hypersonics under AFWERX contract Original Publication Date: 2024-10-03 00:37 In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to employ artificial intelligence. In Orbit plans to transport cargo to and from space stations. Engineers are eager to use artificial ...

Space News for Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Launch companies focus on scaling up flight rates of new vehicles Original Publication Date: 2024-09-17 09:43 Executives with several launch companies say they are turning their attention to increasing their launch cadence. Among the most aggressive is Blue Origin, whose New Glenn rocket is ...