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 ...

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, ...

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. ...

Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch Original Publication Date: 2024-10-19 06:26 GAO: Refurbishment of ground systems like a mobile launch platform could delay Artemis 2. NASA has been working on both upgrades and repairs to ground systems. GAO report warned that any delays in the ...

House introduces NASA reauthorization act Original Publication Date: 2024-07-10 04:38 The bill would formally authorize $25.225 billion in funding for NASA in fiscal year 2025. The key purpose of the bill is to address a wide range of NASA programs and policies. The bill signals its support for ...

Firefly Aerospace launches NASA-sponsored cubesats Original Publication Date: 2024-07-04 15:31 The Alpha rocket lifted off from a foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:04 a.m. Eastern July 4. The rocket started deploying its payload of eight cubesats about 35 minutes after the ...

Stratolaunch performs first powered Talon flight Original Publication Date: 2024-03-09 23:52 Stratolaunch's Talon vehicle reaches "high supersonic" Speeds in uncrewed test. The company's next vehicle, TA-2, is its first reusable hypersonic vehicle. TA-1, an expendable vehicle, was not ...

House bill would fully fund Mars Sample Return, block cooperation on ExoMars Original Publication Date: 2023-11-03 23:04 House appropriators would fully fund NASA’s Mars Sample Return program. The Senate bill provided only $300 million for the program, less than a third of NASA’s request. The ...

Textron Systems selected by U.S. Army for FTUAS Program Option 2 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-19 00:00 Textron Systems Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army for the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) Program of Record Option 2 award. Textron Systems’ ...

Astroscale and Momentus offer concept for reboosting Hubble Original Publication Date: 2023-05-14 16:01 Astroscale and Momentus say they submitted a response to a NASA request for information. The two companies proposed working together to attach a vehicle to the telescope. The vehicle would ...