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Neutron Star Systems UG and Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) have jointly signed an agreement for launching a demonstrator mission into LEO. RFA will launch Neutron Star Systems demonstrator mission in Q3 2023 on the RFA ONE launch system. This ...

Photo captured on Thursday, May 23, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. SpaceX reports that it is now targeting Tuesday, May 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) ...

The TEXUS 60 rocket was successfully launched by Airbus on Sunday, March 24, at 10:45 CET, from Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, Sweden — the rocket reached an apogee of 251 km and provided 362 seconds of microgravity time. TEXUS ...

OQ Technology Group has launched two, new, LEO satellites — TIGER-7 and TIGER-8 built by Nanoavionics — aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rideshare mission Transporter-10 — this comes after three months from the successful launch of the Tiger-5 and 6 ...

Artist's rendition of the Space One rocket. Space One’s satellite will be carried into space on a Kairos solid fuel rocket launched from Space Port Kii on Friday, March 8. Built by Japanese general contractor Shimizu Corporation, Space Port Kii ...

Roscosmos prepares to launch the meteorological satellite Meteor-M 2-4 on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket on Wednesday, February 28 at 9:43 PST. Additionally, it will carry a total of 18 rideshare passengers hitching a ride with the main spacecraft. The launcher ...

"Soraya satellite" was launched into a 750-kilometer orbit with the "Qaem 100" satellite launcher on January 20, 2024. Iran announced Saturday a ‘new record’ satellite launch as part of its space program that many fear could be a cover for ...

The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket lifts off aboard Tianxing-1 02 satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, January 11, 2024. /CMG China successfully launched the Tianxing-1 02 satellite into space atop the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket on Thursday, January 11. The rocket blasted ...

GomSpace North America announced that they have signed an agreement with payload service provider Nanoracks, to supply hardware and technology in support of an upcoming mission. The agreement will be executed in the fourth quarter of 2023 and is valued ...

Rogue Space Systems has reported the launch and deployment of the company's first spacecraft, Barry-1. The satellite was launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission via Exolaunch on November 11, 2023. The SpaceX Transporter-9 launch. Photo is courtesy of the company. Once ...

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced that Pelican-1, the first tech demo satellite for the company's nexgen, high-resolution Pelican fleet, along with 36 of its SuperDoves, Flock 4Q, were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE), on October 5th, completed the company's fifth successful human space mission in five months — ‘Galactic 04.’ The three private astronauts aboard ‘Galactic 04’ bring different backgrounds and cultures to the mission, along with ...

The Indian Space Research Organization's Aditya-L1 solar observatory that launched on September 2, 2023, marked a historic moment, as this was the first Indian satellite mission aimed at directly studying the Sun and investigating space weather. Nestled at Lagrange Point ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) has completed the company's first private astronaut flight, ‘Galactic 02.’ The mission achieved multiple historic milestones, showcasing how Virgin Galactic spaceflights are broadening access to space for a diverse, global community of astronauts. The ...

Warpspace has completed the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of their first satellite — WarpHub Intersat — developed for inter-satellite optical communication services, and have now confirmed that the satellite's design is feasible, with a launch now scheduled for 2025. The ...

Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) had six of their manufactured satellites reaching orbit today's as payloads aboard the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission. One of them, Tiger-4, belongs to telecoms operator OQ Technology and will expand the world’s first and largest 5G Narrowband-IoT constellation ...

The Spanish company, PLD Space, achieved a major milestone for European Space by successfully completing the hot test of MIURA 1 from its launch base in El Arenosillo (Huelva). The company is optimistic about the final stretch of its first ...

Vector Launch announces that Ursa Major, a manufacturer of advanced rocket engines, completed acceptance testing of three Hadley 1st Stage engines for Vector Launch’s upcoming National Security Mission. Vector is a responsive launch vehicle solution provider whose mission is to ...

SpinLaunch uses a ground-based, electric powered kinetic launch system SpinLaunch, a pioneering space company enabling rapid and sustainable low-cost access to space, has announced that aerospace-industry veteran Matthew Mejía has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer ...

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has deployed the Qosmosys Zeus-1 payload from the company's Vigoride-5 Orbital Service Vehicle and is now providing comprehensive hosted payload support services for Caltech’s Space-based, Solar Power Project payload. The Qosmosys Zeus-1 payload was deployed to ...