Space News for Saturday, April 05, 2025

SSC awards National SSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts to the tune of $13.7 billion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-04 00:00 Space Systems Command has awarded three National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts. The overall NSSL Phase 3 Mission Manifest has almost doubled ...

Space News for Friday, January 24, 2025

SpaceX Starlink Group 11-6 launch of 23 smallsats still on Friday from California – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-23 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 6:07 a.m. PT, with backup ...

Space News for Sunday, November 03, 2024

Rocket Lab holds steady now on Monday launch of ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ for unknown client – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-02 00:00 Rocket Lab will be launching ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ on Monday, November 4th, at 2:30 AM PST from Lab Launch ...

Space News for Tuesday, August 06, 2024

China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation Original Publication Date: 2024-08-06 09:52 China launches first batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails communications megaconstellation. Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 09, 2024

House spending bill directs NASA to study asteroid and orbital debris missions Original Publication Date: 2024-07-09 06:54 House Appropriations Committee releases report accompanying its spending bill. Report directs NASA to spend $5 million on a plan for a public-private partnership mission to ...