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Isar Aerospace lifts off successfully during first test flight of orbital launch vehicle
Andøya, Norway 30 March 2025 – Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace has become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe. In the first ...

Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped to U.S. Space Force’s $5.6b National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program
Long Beach, Calif. March 27, 2025: Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has today been selected by the U.S. Space ...

Gravitics Selected by Space Force for $60M STRATFI to Demonstrate Revolutionary Orbital Carriers
Gravitics, Inc., a leading innovator in space infrastructure, announced it has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by SpaceWERX of the United States Space Force with potential fun...

MaiaSpace signs first commercial contract with Exotrail, for the launch of multiple spacevan™ missions starting in 2027
MaiaSpace, a pioneering launch services provider designing, manufacturing, commercializing and operating the first reusable and more eco-responsible mini-launcher in Europe, has signed its first comme...

ispace and Kurita Water Industries Sign Agreement to Transport Water Purification Demonstration System to the Moon
TOKYO–March 10, 2025–ispace, inc. (ispace) )(TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, and Kurita Water Industries, Ltd., a Japanese water treatment facility and chemical manufacturer, today a...

Andøya Spaceport and Exolaunch sign strategic partnership agreement
Andøya Spaceport, strategically located in northern Norway at 69°N and 16°E, with orbital launch pads offering direct injection into Polar and sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), today announced a strategic...

From Contract to Launch in Four Months: Rocket Lab Schedules Electron Launch on a Rapid Turnaround for OroraTech Wildfire Detection Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has scheduled a rapid turnaround mission on Electron for O...

Isar Aerospace receives NCAA Permit for launch and is ready for first test flight
Munich, Germany / Andøya, Norway 17 March 2025 – Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace receives its permit for first flight. On Friday, 14 March the company has been granted the Launch Opera...

ICEYE launches four new satellites and introduces its new Generation 4 satellite
Helsinki, Finland - March 15, 2025 - ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging for high-fidelity Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe so...

Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft Successfully Deployed to Orbit, Powering Varda Space Industries' Third In-Space Manufacturing Mission
Long Beach, Calif. March 15, 2025 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced its third Pioneer spacecr...

Norwegian Space Agency and Isar Aerospace sign contract for satellite launch from Andøya Spaceport
Oslo/ Munich 12 March 2025 – The Norwegian Space Agency has signed a contract with the European satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace to launch its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program sa...

Axiom Space Selects Siemens’ Software to Enable Next-Gen Space Innovation
HOUSTON, March 9,2025 – Axiom Space has selected software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to enhance the development processes for building era-defining space infrastructure. Siemens’ software w...

Firefly Aerospace Awarded NASA Contract to Launch INCUS Mission from Wallops
Cedar Park, Texas, March 3, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedi...

Sierra Space Advances Cancer Research During First Dream Chaser Spaceplane Mission to the International Space Station
Sierra Space, a leading commercial aerospace and defense technology company building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth ® , today announced new initiatives to advance the research and develo...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Successfully Launches and Begins 45-Day Transit to the Moon (UPDATE)
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully acquired signal, and complet...

Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea
Long Beach, Calif. February 27, 2025: Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today revealed details about ‘Return On...

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