Author: starpathwp-production
-
Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E and Chang Zheng 12 take first flights; SpaceX launches classified mission
This week Landspace debuted the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket and the Chang Zheng 12 rocket has also taken its maiden flight. Roscosmos has launched one of two planned Soyuz missions – the highly classified mission from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome has now been delayed until next week. In contrast, four Falcon 9 missions are…
-
Accenture Acquires Award Solutions to Expand Expertise in 5G and Advanced Wireless Training
Accenture has acquired Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, including 5G, the Internet of Things, and cloud-based solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Award Solutions is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and has employees based in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Branson, Missouri;…
-
Blue Origin Successfully Completes 9th Human Spaceflight and 28th Mission to Space
Blue Origin successfully completed its ninth human spaceflight and the 28th flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Emily Calandrelli, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Austin Litteral, James (J.D.) Russell, and Henry (Hank) Wolfond. Sharon and Marc Hagle both flew for the second time. Including the current crew, New Shepard has now flown…
-
How Satellites Helped Uncover a Maritime Militia in the South China Sea
About one year ago, the chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force spoke to attendees at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. General Chance Saltzman described Earth orbit as “more contested now than at any point in history.” The Space Force, he said, was “created for this new space era –…
-
Rocket Lab Launches 2 Missions from 2 Continents in Less Than 24 Hours
Note — This story was updated on Dec. 9 with more information on the suborbital mission Rocket Lab hit the milestone of launching two missions from two continents in less than 24 hours between Sunday and Monday. The milestone kicked off with a mission from Launch Complex 2 at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in…
-
After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
It should have been a routine mission to ferry about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the International Space Station, but when Russian cosmonauts opened the hatch to a cargo spacecraft on Saturday, they got a surprise—a toxic smell. “After opening the Progress spacecraft’s hatch, the Roscosmos cosmonauts noticed an unexpected odor and…
-
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
A streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it cruised across the night sky on the Starlink 6-76 mission on Nov. 26, 2024. Image: SpaceX Update 12:10 a.m. (0510 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, SpaceX launched its lates batch of…
-
ICEYE to Lead Finnish Defense Consortium for F-35 ISR and Space Technologies
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, will be the consortium lead in an industrial participation program for the Finnish Ministry of Defense F-35 program. The consortium will develop advanced space and joint intelligence technologies, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for military users such as the…
-
Firefly Prepares to Ship Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Ahead of January Launch
Firefly Aerospace completed environmental testing on its Blue Ghost lunar lander and is now preparing to ship the lander to Cape Canaveral for launch in January. It will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and has a six-day launch window opening no earlier than mid-January 2025, Firefly announced Monday. Blue Ghost completed environmental testing…
-
Biden Administration Awards CHIPS Funding to Rocket Lab and BAE Systems
The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized agreements with Rocket Lab and BAE Systems Electronic Systems for funding under the CHIPS program for investment in semiconductors used in satellites. Rocket Lab will receive up to $23.9 million to invest in its supply chain for space-grade solar cells that power spacecrafts and satellites. Rocket Lab is…