Redwire to acquire satellite manufacturer Hera Systems, bolstering defense portfolio Original Publication Date: 2024-08-14 22:31 Redwire Corporation, a space infrastructure company, announced Aug. 14 it plans to acquire Hera Systems. Hera Systems is a manufacturer of small satellites focused on ...

SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields Original Publication Date: 2024-01-15 21:59 Space Development Agency gearing up for next procurement of military satellites. SDA plans to acquire 20 satellites carrying a new type of payload to transmit ...

New commercial space bill addresses mission authorization and SSA Original Publication Date: 2023-11-05 23:09 The bill would create a "certification" Process for commercial spacecraft. The National Space Council is working on its own approach, which it calls mission authorization. The bill ...

UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00 Rocket Lab successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand. The mission deployed two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites ...

Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure Original Publication Date: 2023-02-08 03:02 Virgin Orbit's chief executive says a problem with a relatively inexpensive part may be linked to the failure of the company’s latest launch. Dan Hart said it was still premature to formally ...

NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration Original Publication Date: 2023-01-24 18:04 NASA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to cooperate on nuclear propulsion. Nuclear thermal propulsion offers more efficient propulsion than conventional chemical rockets. ...

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 ...

NSF and SpaceX reach agreement to reduce Starlink effects on astronomy Original Publication Date: 2023-01-12 19:54 National Science Foundation reaches agreement with SpaceX on Starlink constellation. SpaceX agrees to dim satellites to no brighter than the 7th magnitude. Another organization is ...

NASASpaceFlight.com India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The EOS-06 spacecraft was delivered into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC) Commercial Archives SpaceX has launched its ...

China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations Original Publication Date: 2022-12-30 13:44 China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Space was named as one of a number of priority areas for the next three to ...