Sierra Space's commercial space station technology nears certification
LOUISVILLE, Colorado – 20 november 2024 – Sierra Space, Inc., a leading commercial aerospace and defense technology company building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth, ® today announced the...
Read MoreESA is extending its commitment to the new generation of commercial-led European launch services through its ‘Boost!’ programme
Several first launches of new rockets are close in Europe. Like a new product launch for startups but with a literal liftoff, the months before an inaugural flight can be critical for companies with l...
Read MoreThe Exploration Company raises $160 million Series B led by Balderton and Plural to build the first European space capsule
Bordeaux, Munich, Houston, Turin, 18 November 2024: The Exploration Company
(TEC), a leading European space tech, announces it has raised $160 million in Series B
funding co-led by Balderton Capital...
Read MoreIntuitive Machines unveils Moon Racer LTV
Intuitive Machines unveiled the Moon RACER lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) at Space Center Houston on Thursday, November 7. RACER, an acronym for Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, accommodates...
Read MoreAST SpaceMobile announces Launch Services Agreements with Blue Origin
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, and designed for b...
Read MoreRocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Contract for Neutron with Confidential Commercial Satellite Constellation Operator
Long Beach, California. November 12, 2024. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a m...
Read MoreFirefly Aerospace Closes Oversubscribed $175 Million Series D Capital Raise with New Lead Investor
Cedar Park, Texas, November 12, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced it closed an oversubscribed $175 million Series D round at a valuation of ...
Read MoreCzech Ministry of Transport Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast to Partner on Engagement with Czech Space Industry
The Czech Ministry of Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast, the U.S.-based pioneer in space habitation technologies. The Memorandum, signed as part of Czech Space Week, o...
Read MoreSpire Global and OroraTech Awarded NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring
VIENNA, Va., October 29, 2024 — Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a concept study contract by...
Read MoreFrom Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks: Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission
Long Beach, California. 05 November, 2024. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 54...
Read MoreGilmour Space receives first Australian launch permit for orbital test flight
Gold Coast & Bowen, QLD — November 5, 2024 — Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic MP, and the Australian Space Agency has granted the country’s first orbital launch permit to Gilmour Space Tech...
Read MoreIntroducing ispace-U.S.’s Relay Satellites Alpine and Lupine
Relay satellites are crucial to advancing the cislunar economy by facilitating communication and data transfer between Earth and lunar operations. Their strategic positioning enables continuous connec...
Read MoreAST SpaceMobile Successfully Completes Unfolding of First Five Commercial Satellites in Low Earth Orbit
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both ...
Read MoreEutelsat Group announces successful launch of 20 OneWeb satellites
Paris, France 20 October 2024 - Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) is pleased to announce the successful launch and deployment of 20 satellites into low ...
Read MoreCommercial Spaceports Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Commit to Expand International Collaboration
MILAN, Italy – Today (October 13, 2024), eight commercial spaceports located across five continents signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will establish a forum to explore potential stra...
Read MoreTrue Anomaly Taps Firefly Aerospace to Launch Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle for U.S. Space Force VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission
Cedar Park, Texas, October 17, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agree...
Read MoreVenturi Space and Venturi Astrolab introduce lunar rover to deliver small payloads to the Moon
MILAN, Italy — October 15, 2024 – Today, Venturi Space, which invents, studies, designs and manufactures mobility solutions capable of handling the extreme environmental conditions found on the Moon a...
Read MoreVast Announces Haven-2, Its Proposed Space Station Designed To Succeed The International Space Station (ISS)
During the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, unveiled Haven-2 — the proposed successor to the International Space Station (ISS) a...
Read MoreVast Unveils Its Final Haven-1 Space Station Design
Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company pioneering the path to long-term living and thriving in space, today unveiled its interior design features aboard Haven-1, the world’s first comm...
Read MoreRocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the Company has been selected by NASA to complete a study for...
Read MoreStarship's fifth flight test
Starship's fifth flight test could launch as soon as October 13, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch here and...
Read MorePLD Space unveils its strategic plan to lead the future of space access with MIURA Next family and LINCE
Spain's PLD Space today unveiled its strategic plan at the Beyond_ event, held at its new headquarters to mark the first anniversary of the successful MIURA 1 launch. The company showcased significant...
Read MoreBoosting SpaceForest commercial sounding rocket
Based in Poland, SpaceForest is developing a new commercial single-stage European sounding rocket offering almost four minutes of microgravity experimentation time. The 11.5-m tall rocket will be able...
Read MoreMaiaSpace selected to operate from former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana
Following a call for application issued by CNES, MaiaSpace has been selected to operate its reusable launcher from the former Soyuz launch pad (ELS) in the Guiana Space Center.
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Radian Aerospace Reveals First Prototype Flight Vehicle, Completes Initial Round of Taxi Tests
Radian Aerospace (Radian), developers of the world's first fully reusable, horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane, announced today the successful completion of the fir...
Read MoreSierra Space unveils groundbreaking technology designed to extract oxygen from lunar soil, enabling sustainable human presence on the Moon
Sierra Space, a leading commercial aerospace company and defense technologist building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth®, today announced that the company’s patented Carbothermal Oxygen Pr...
Read MoreELA Signs Multi-Launch Contract with Sirius Space Services in Paris
Leading French rocket company, Sirius Space Services (Sirius), has signed a historic contract with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) for a multi-year, multi-launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centr...
Read MorePolaris Dawn Crew Tests New Suit and Completes First Commercial Spacewalk
The Polaris Dawn crew, after launching into space earlier this week, completed the first commercial spacewalk at 4:58 am EDT today. Wearing newly-designed SpaceX extravehicular activity (EVA) suits, t...
Read MoreStarships Are Meant To Fly
SpaceX was founded in 2002 to expand access to outer space. Not just for government or traditional satellite operators, but for new participants around the globe. Today, we’re flying at an unprecedent...
Read MorePolaris Dawn Successfully Launches to Earth’s Orbit and Begins Five-Day Mission
On September 10, the crew of Polaris Dawn began their historic mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to expand commercial space exploration at 5:23:49 AM EDT as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from L...
Read MoreICEYE and Aon expand collaboration with flood and wildfire data agreement to enhance event response
ICEYE, a global leader in satellite-powered disaster management solutions, has announced that Aon, a leading global professional services firm, has expanded its data licensing agreement to include ICE...
Read MoreSierra Space Shooting Star Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA's KSC
Sierra Space, a leading commercial aerospace company and defense technologist building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth®, today announced the successful completion of acoustic testing on i...
Read MoreNASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery
A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at the lunar South Pole in 2027 following the agency’s latest CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative delive...
Read MoreBlue Origin Completes 26th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard
Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program on Thursday August 29th, 2024. Our astronaut crew included: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, E...
Read MoreScout Space to Fly Novel vLEO SDA Sensors on Taskable Spaceplane
Scout Space Inc., a leading in-space observation service provider focused on space security and autonomy solutions, is set to make history with the first demonstration of a novel very low Earth orbit ...
Read MoreNew Shepard’s Crewed NS-26 Mission Targets Liftoff on August 29
Blue Origin announced today its eighth human flight, NS-26, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Thursday, August 29. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM CDT / 1300 UTC. The webcast on B...
Read MoreFirefly Aerospace Shipped Blue Ghost for Environmental Testing Ahead of Mission to the Moon
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has arrived at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for environmental testing before ...
Read MoreNorway takes another step into the newspace age
Less than one year after the opening of the Norwegian spaceport at Andøya, Andøya Spaceport has reached yet another important milestone towards the first launch of satellites from Norwegian soil. On T...
Read MoreAxiom Space and Nokia Partner to Enable High-Speed Cellular Network Capabilities in Next-Gen Lunar Spacesuits
Together, Nokia and Axiom Space will incorporate high-speed cellular-network capabilities in the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), supporting HD video, telemetry data and voice transmission ...
Read MoreStatement on Rocket Factory Augsburg stage loss at SaxaVord Spaceport
On Monday night (August 19, 2024) our client RFA conducted a full nine-engine test of their first stage on the launch stool at SaxaVord Spaceport. Unfortunately there was an anomaly which resulted in ...
Read MorePolaris Dawn, a Groundbreaking Commercial Spaceflight Mission, to Launch on August 27, 2024
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., August 19, 2024 – The Polaris Program, a test and developmental program of new spaceflight technology, will usher in a new era of commercial space exploration when SpaceX’s...
Read MoreFirst human spaceflight to fly over Earth's polar regions
In the past four years, SpaceX has launched thirteen human spaceflight missions, safely flying 50 crewmembers to and from Earth’s orbit and creating new opportunities for humanity to live, work, and e...
Read MoreRocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaver...
Read MorePlanet Launches First Tanager-1 (Hyperspectral Satellite) and 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX Transporter-11 mission
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced today that its first hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) were successfull...
Read MoreArctic Broadband on the Way as Viasat Confirms Successful Launch
VANDENBERG, Calif., August 12, 2024 – Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, has confirmed the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) has successfully launched fr...
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