The world's largest ComSat ever built launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
Saturday, 29 July 2023 06:54
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, launched for the seventh time, was scheduled to lift off on July 26th at 11:04 p.m. EDT, a violation of abort criteria has forced the mission to be scrubbed with 1 minute and 5 seconds left on the clock.
The company had to delay the mission from July 27th "To complete vehicle checkouts".
Hughes Network Systems's Jupiter 3/EchoStar XXIV satellite launched Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit
Saturday, 29 July 2023 06:48
SpaceX launched EchoStar’s more than nine metric ton Jupiter-3 spacecraft July 28 and successfully dropped off the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Aeolus: a historic end to a trailblazing mission
Saturday, 29 July 2023 05:30
Surpassing scientific expectations and exceeding its planned life in orbit, the Aeolus wind mission has been hailed as one of ESA’s most successful Earth observation missions. And now, its end will go down in history too, thanks to the ingenuity of the Agency’s mission control team who guided this remarkable satellite down to Earth’s atmosphere for a safe reentry.
Sierra Space wins Air Force contract for upper-stage engine development
Friday, 28 July 2023 20:29
Sierra Space won an Air Force contract to continue development of an engine that could be used in the upper stage of future launch vehicles.
ULA has concerns about a third competitor in national security space launch
Friday, 28 July 2023 18:13
Bruno says he has questions on the Space Force’s decision to add a third heavy-lift launch provider in the next round of contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3.
Aerojet Rocketdyne officially becomes part of L3Harris
Friday, 28 July 2023 16:53
Chris Kubasik, CEO of defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, on July 27 extended “a warm welcome to Aerojet's team of over 5,000 employees who will soon become part of L3Harris.
Aeolus control team wraps up successful reentry operations
Friday, 28 July 2023 16:21
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Aeolus control team wraps up successful reentry operations Connecting the Dots | The shifting landscape for satellite capacity wholesalers
Friday, 28 July 2023 13:32
Eutelsat’s plan to sell off European retail broadband activities bucks a trend that has seen satellite operators increasingly buy these kinds of businesses in recent years.
Eutelsat expects to return to growth next year with OneWeb
Friday, 28 July 2023 13:29
Eutelsat expects to return to growth next year as its pivot to connectivity starts to bear fruit, the French satellite operator said July 28 after a waning video business helped annual sales decline for the seventh year in a row.
Week in images: 24-28 July 2023
Friday, 28 July 2023 12:27
Week in images: 24-28 July 2023
Discover our week through the lens
NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech
Friday, 28 July 2023 11:55
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all. The technologies range from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing, which will expand industry capabilities for a sustained human presence on the Moon through Artemis, as well as other NASA, government, and commercial mission Sol 3898: A Stop Along the Road
Friday, 28 July 2023 11:55
Earth planning date: Monday July 24, 2023: Today's single sol plan takes us further into our road trip through the Jau crater cluster. Like any road trip, we're taking frequent stops to take in the sights, and at this spot Curiosity gets to stretch its arm with a touch and go. It reminds me of being on family road trips with my geologist father - we were always pulling over to look at cool rocks NASA Completes First Launch Simulation for Artemis II Moon Mission
Friday, 28 July 2023 11:55
NASA's Artemis launch team conducted its first simulation for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, on July 20 inside the Launch Control Center at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
As NASA teams prepare to send the crew of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and bring them back safely, they will participate in a wide range of simulations to ensure personn Historic MWA milestone reached as we go 'back to the future' in the cosmos
Friday, 28 July 2023 11:55
A world-class telescope in outback Western Australia is on the verge of unlocking more secrets from the start of the Universe as new technology upgrades are rolled out during its historic 10-year anniversary. The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) project, a powerful telescope made up of 8,192 antennas spread across more than 30sqkm on Wajarri Yamatji land, about 300km north-east of Geraldton, is c Beyond Gravity to provide off-the-shelf computer to Quantum Space's Ranger multi-purpose vehicle
Friday, 28 July 2023 11:55
Beyond Gravity, a leading supplier to the space industry, will provide its constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) to Quantum Space's inaugural flight of its Ranger multi-purpose vehicle, which will take payloads to geostationary and cislunar orbits.
Beyond Gravity, a leading supplier to the space industry, has announced it will provide its constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) to Quantum