FINAL UPDATE: SpaceX’s Starship 3 successfully soars
And it's a Go! FINAL UPDATE: SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket for the third time on Thursday from the company's launch site in South Texas at 9:25 a.m. ET. on a key test flight to demonstrate new technologies and ...
J.F. Lehman & Company completes their acquisition of Mission Microwave
J.F. Lehman & Company ("JFLCO"), a leading, middle-market, private equity firm that is focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental sectors, is pleased to announce that an investment affiliate has acquired Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC . Founded ...
SSC prepares NROL-70 mission aboard ULA’s final Delta IV Heavy rocket for the NRO
Delta IV Heavy is readied for NROL-70. Photo is courtesy of United Launch Alliance The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are preparing to launch the NROL-70 mission aboard ...
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Thales Alenia Space to develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony satellites mission
Thales Alenia Space has been selected by ESA to lead a wide European industrial consortium as as result of their experience in radar-based Earth observation satellites. Together with data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission the two-satellite Harmony constellation will deliver a ...
Terran Orbital’s next-gen SmallSat GEO™ solution
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) provider of satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announces their SmallSat GEO™ solution for satellites above 500kg. for the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) market. SmallSat GEO™ is intended for the communications market and ...
UPDATE 2: SpaceX Starlinks third stand down — Wednesday, Thursday now Friday
On Sunday, March 10 at 7:05 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. UPDATE 2: SpaceX is targeting as early as Friday, ...
Satcoms Innovation Group partners with ETL Systems to host 2024 European Workshop
The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has announced that the organization's European Workshop will occur at ETL Systems in Herefordshire, UK, and will take place on the 26th and 27th of June — the workshop will bring together operators, manufacturers, and ...
Hispasat + Infinite Orbits to cooperate on European life extension mission
Hispasat and Infinite Orbits will collaborate in analyzing a life extension mission, using Endurance, Infinite Orbits’ GEO satellite life extension service solution. Both entities are enthusiastic about advancing the development of a European life extension service solution for GEO satellites ...
Comtech appoints interim CEO
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has appointed John Ratigan, Chief Corporate Development Officer (“CCDO”), as ihe company's interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately — Mr. Ratigan succeeds Ken Peterman, who has been terminated as President and CEO and will cease to serve ...
Resolve Optics ensures successful optical deployment in space providing services for spacecraft
Resolve Optics actively participates in designing and supplying optical systems for a range of different space projects. However, designing optical systems for satellites and spacecraft is challenging due to the harsh conditions that space places upon components and systems working ...
GomSpace North America’s next partnership milestone with SAIC a specialized satellite
GomSpace North America has announced the next milestone of a long-term partnership with SAIC, the $7 billion Federal contractor headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The companies announced a strategic partnership in 2023, and now SAIC has purchased a satellite kit from ...
SpaceX scrubs Starlink launch 2 minutes before sendoff — now 2 launches tomorrow
Photo from SpaceX March 10 launch of Starlinks. Tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites was scrubbed with just about two minutes remaining in the countdown. SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, March 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of ...
Airbus rolls out OneAtlas update
Airbus’ OneAtlas Radar Tasking & Archive service now includes Quicklook imagery of the entire Radar data archive. With this brand-new functionality, you will be able to even better browse and select suitable imagery from the rich 17+ year historical archive with global coverage ...