A Florida Friday night successful SpaceX Starlink launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-09-30 00:00 SpaceX is now aiming to launch the Starlink 6-19 mission on Friday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This is the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, ...

Blue Origin CEO Smith to step down Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 22:33 Bob Smith will step down as Blue Origin CEO effective Dec. 4. He will be replaced by Dave Limp, the Amazon executive who oversaw Project Kuiper. Blue Origin has grown from fewer than 1,000 employees to more than ...

Sierra Space tests inflatable module technology Original Publication Date: 2023-09-22 02:31 Sierra Space conducted the fifth in a series of tests of its Large Integrated Flexible Environment. The burst test increased the pressure of the module until it finally burst. The module now has a 33% ...

SpaceX seeks to throw out Justice Department hiring practices case Original Publication Date: 2023-09-18 09:13 SpaceX filed suit Sept. 15 against several Justice Department officials. The suit seeks dismissal of a case filed by the Justice Department Aug. 24. The case alleges that the company’s ...

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 ...

General Atomics acquires electro-optical sensor supplier EO Vista Original Publication Date: 2023-09-16 09:34 Defense contractor General Atomics announced Sept. 15 it acquired EO Vista, a supplier of space and airborne electro-optical sensors. EO Vista, based in Acton, Massachusetts, will be ...

Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission Original Publication Date: 2023-09-15 08:05 The U.S. Space Force says Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a Millennium Space small satellite. The mission, known as Victus Nox, flew on a Firefly Alpha rocket. It lifted off at 7:28 p.m. ...

Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 06:50 SES and SpaceX are pooling their broadband satellites to offer cruise operators an integrated service. The SES Cruise mPowered + Starlink service would mostly use SpaceX’s low Earth ...

Overseas firms on a journey to establish themselves as U.S. entities Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 09:16 Many overseas companies have set up shop in the United States. Notable successes include European firms like BAE Systems and Airbus. New crop of overseas space and intelligence ...

Former Airbus executive Chris Emerson named chairman of All.Space Original Publication Date: 2023-09-11 10:00 Chris Emerson is the former head of Airbus U.S. Space and Defense. He has been named chairman of the board of All.Space, a British manufacturer of terminals. Emerson joins All.Space as ...