Herndon, VA (SPX) Mar 29, 2023
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) successfully commissioned two new satellites that began revenue-generating commercial operations within 18 hours of "The Beat Goes On" launch mission. "BlackSky has more than doubled our on-orbit capacity in the last 18 months, with enough capacity to support growth over the next two years," said Nick Merski, BlackSky chief operating officer. "Our flex

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 29, 2023
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is preparing for its 49th flight on Mars, with a flight date scheduled for March 29th, 2023. The helicopter's goal for this flight is to reposition itself and conduct imaging science targets. During the flight, Ingenuity will travel a horizontal distance of 893.9 feet (272.5 meters) and reach a maximum altitude of 40 feet (12 meters), with a pop-up to 52.5 feet (

The failure of Japan’s H3 rocket on its inaugural flight in March could delay several science missions, including two scheduled to launch on another rocket.

The first Eurostar Neo satellite built under ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project has completed its electric orbit raising to reach its geostationary position some 36 000 kilometres above Earth.

Mobile satcom services provider Ovzon said March 28 it has secured a deadline extension enabling it to keep priority spectrum rights for its first broadband satellite, as long as it launches early enough in a July-September window SpaceX has set for the mission.

Image: Ariane 5 rocket for the Juice launch being transferred to the final assembly building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for payload integration and last preparation for flight VA260