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SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit

SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET launched Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission duration: 86 hours and 38 minutes (planned) Photos by Satnews. This ...

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Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion

The Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway was a beautiful setting for Germany's Isar Aerospace's first attempt to launch Spectrum. The launch took place on Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 UTC after earlier efforts this week ...

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Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program

Artistic rendition of Rocket Lab's Neutron in flight, post-launch. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for the National Security Space ...

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Northrop Grumman selected for in-space demo of refueling technologies

The United States Space Force (USSF) awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) two national security contracts, including a technology demonstration for in-space refueling—these contracts build on Northrop Grumman’s proven, on-orbit satellite servicing and refueling innovation, including first-of-its-kind mission extension services ...

Orbit to showcase their lightweight, space-constrained, SATCOM systems at Sea Air Space

Compact solution features roll-on/roll-off capability enabling SATCOM connectivity in minutes Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) will be showcasing the firm's MPT30Ka and MPT46Ka SATCOM Systems at Sea Air Space 2025. These offerings are specially designed for space-constrained platforms, such ...

World Teleport Assocation’s 2025 Teleport Awards recipients

At the Teleport Awards Luncheon on March 11,hosted by Network Innovations Advanced Networks, neXat and Calian, WTA announced the recipients of the 2025 Teleport Awards for Excellence: 2025 Independent Teleport Operator of the Year Calian Pacific Teleports (Canada) – Calian Pacific Teleports provides critical satellite communication ...

SSC On-Ramps 2 new providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract

Rocket Lab USA, Inc’s Neutron (left) and Stoke Space’s Nova (right) has been awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 FY25 On-Ramp IDIQ contracts, bringing the number of Lane 1 Launch Service Providers to five, joining Blue ...

Sidus Space’s extended and amended preliminary $120M agreement with Lonestar for six lunar data storage spacecraft

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a space mission enabler, will move forward with, and broaden the scope of, a preliminary agreement valued at approximately $120 million with Lonestar Data Holdings. The agreement defines the collaboration between Sidus and Lonestar to design, ...

Orbital Research intros their 1st Q-Band LNA

Orbital Research has introduced their latest product—the Orbital Q-band LNA. The company decided to focus on the LNA as their first Q-band product, given the urgent need for feeder links. Designed primarily for satellite teleports and gateways, this wideband amplifier ...

SpaceX to launch 27 smallsats of Starlink Group 11-13 on Thursday

INTERNET FROM SPACE FOR A KENYAN FARMING FAMILY A launch delay yesterday, April 1, was never explained, but now SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch ...

Eutelsat ramps up LEO-enabled aviation services

Eutelsat has announced its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) services for commercial and business aviation are now live and operational, with over 100 certified antenna installations completed and the first commercial and business aircraft now flying using Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO ...

Berg Insight: The connected commercial drone market to reach US$ 37.3 billion worldwide by 2029

Berg Insight, an IoT market research provider, today released a new report covering connected commercial drones used for industrial and governmental purposes. The global market for connected commercial drones is forecasted to grow from US$ 18.6 billion in 2024 at ...

Bryce Tech publishes their Smallsats by the Numbers 2025 report

Developed by Bryce Tech’s analysts, this report provides insights into global small satellite activity from 2015 to 2024. Using proprietary data, published datasets, and historical records, the analysis highlights long-term trends in smallsat launches, mission types, and operator activity. Here ...