Spain’s MIURA 1 launch campaign kicks off – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-03 00:00 PLD Space has concluded the two pre-launch tests of the first flight unit of the Spanish launcher. The launch will occur this October at the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA) of the ...

Launch demand remains high despite industry struggles Original Publication Date: 2023-02-12 14:13 SmallSat Symposium panel: New launch vehicles needed to meet growing demand. "We have more demand than we have supply," Says Saturn Satellite Networks CEO. "We need diversity, just like any market, ...

Report calls on NASA to improve coordination of Artemis international partnerships Original Publication Date: 2023-01-18 12:48 NASA inspector general says agency needs to do a better job coordinating international partnerships. Report found strong international interest in Artemis, which NASA ...

First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails Original Publication Date: 2023-01-10 01:39 Virgin Orbit's first launch from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit. The company incorrectly reported that the rocket's upper stage and payloads had reached orbit. It was the sixth LauncherOne mission for the ...

U.S. Space Force chief: The use of space technology in Ukraine ‘is what we can expect in the future’ Original Publication Date: 2022-12-04 16:41 Gen. Chance Saltzman is chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force. He says the value of space “has been proven out,” and space is “clearly a ...

Space Force opens door to Blue Origin with new cooperative agreement Original Publication Date: 2022-11-20 11:10 The cooperative research and development agreement does not include any government funding. New Glenn is still in development and Blue Origin has no target date for the first launch. ...

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan will still ...

Atlas 5 launches weather satellite, reentry tech demo mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-10 11:37 The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 401 lifted off at 4:49 a.m. Eastern Nov. 10. A problem loading liquid oxygen in the rocket’s Centaur upper stage delayed the liftoff by 24 minutes. JPSS-2 ...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-01 15:01 USSF-44 was SpaceX’s 50th launch of 2022. USSF-44 was a direct-to-geostationary orbit launch. It carried two Space Force satellites and small rideshare payloads. Both side boosters ...

Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates Original Publication Date: 2022-10-13 10:11 NASA's Artemis 1 mission and a Japanese lander are set to launch to the moon in November. The launch of the Artemis 1 mission is scheduled for Nov. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center. Japanese company ...