Space News for Saturday, April 12, 2025

SpaceX plans NROL-192 launch of spy satellites on secret mission this Saturday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-11 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-192 mission. The mission payload contains a batch of spy satellites that will join up ...

Space News for Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Millennium Space Systems completes FOO Fighter CDR in 10 months – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) CDR in just 10 months. FOO Fighter will ...

Space News for Monday, April 07, 2025

United Launch Alliance’s competitive Space Force contract for continued critical National Security Space Launches – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-07 00:00 The U.S. Space Force announced today that United Launch Alliance (ULA) was awarded a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery ...

Space News for Thursday, April 03, 2025

Sidus Space’s extended and amended preliminary $120M agreement with Lonestar for six lunar data storage spacecraft – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-02 00:00 Sidus Space will move forward with, and broaden the scope of, a preliminary agreement valued at approximately $120 million ...

Space News for Wednesday, April 02, 2025

United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-01 00:00 The FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Embraer 175. The first commercial flight is planned for May. The Starlink system, when ...

Space News for Monday, March 17, 2025

Bahrain launches 1st domestically built satellite via the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-17 00:00 The National Space Science Agency (NSSA) has successfully launched Al Munther, the nation’s first domestically designed and built satellite. Al Munther ...

Space News for Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Starship’s eighth flight test as early as Friday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-02-24 00:00 The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Friday, February 28, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 40 minutes before ...

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 Sunday, November 10, 2024

SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-09 00:00 Satnews captures launch from SpaceX’s streaming video. On Friday, November 8 at 10:14 p.m. PT, after a two-day delay, ...

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. ...