NASA, Rocket Lab Launch First Pair of Storm Observing CubeSats
Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after successfully launching at 1 p.m. Monday, NZST (9 p.m….
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Blue marble sparkles: Airbus-built HOTBIRD 13G satellite provides colourful selfie
Eighth Airbus-built full-electric satellite joins twin in orbit for Eutelsat The Airbus-built Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite has reached its geostationary orbit, 36,000 km above us….
SpaceX rocket explodes shortly after launch
The largest rocket ever made, called Starship, took to the air for the first time today. The rocket from SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space transportation company,…
Lockheed Martin’s First LM 400 Multi-Mission Space Vehicle Completes Demanding Testing Milestone
DENVER, April 19, 2023 — The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite which can be adapted for military, civil or…
Boeing’s New Military Satellite Integrates Anti-Jam Payload for Enhanced Battlefield Communication
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF., April 13, 2023 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] unveiled its Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS) design featuring Boeing’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) payload…
Boeing Delivers Second Pair of O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES
– Boeing 702X satellite platform enables high-speed global connectivity from medium Earth orbit – SES’s O3b mPOWER nears its six satellites needed for full global…
First pair of second-generation weather satellites, built by Airbus, enter their test phase
The Airbus built satellite twins, MetOp-SG A and B will provide a panoply of new meteorological data that will substantially improve numerical weather prediction –…
NASA Names Astronauts to Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on…
Viasat Receives a Strong Satellite Platform from Boeing
ViaSat-3 Americas is the first of three satellites that will provide high-quality, cost-effective connectivity to global consumers. Boeing incorporated Viasat’s ultra-high-capacity payload into its custom-designed…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth
After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation…
Airbus wins contract from Angola for Earth observation satellite Angeo-1
Supporting Angola’s strategic space ambitions with the most advanced satellite in its class in the region Toulouse, 3 March 2023 – As part of French…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station
Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday…