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Viasat Teams Up with CYSEC
Viasat has announced a key new partnership in the area of cybersecurity. It is teaming up with CYSEC, a cybersecurity company based in France and Switzerland, to work under its ELEVATE program to provide reliable, state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools for satellite communications. As a member of ELEVATE, CYSEC will now have access to Viasat’s growing partner…
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Firefly offers insight on MLV testing, reusability plans
As Firefly Aerospace prepares for its upcoming Alpha rocket launches, work continues apace on its next-generation Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) rocket with its Miranda and Vira engines, utilizing its Briggs test site in Texas. MLV’s Chief Engineer, Miles Gray, showed NSF around the test site to update the status of the new vehicle and engines…
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Voyager Space and Airbus Complete Commercial Payload Operations with Bishop Airlock on ISS
Voyager Space (Voyager) announced the successful execution of commercial payload activities via the Company’s Bishop Airlock on the International Space Station. This round of operations, done in collaboration with Airbus, marks a significant milestone as the two companies leverage their decades of flight heritage and active Space Station payload services in preparation for collaborative operations…
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BlackSky Secures U.S. Navy Research Contract for Gen-3 Advanced Optical Intersatellite Links
BlackSky Technology has received a competitive U.S. Navy Research contract to explore applications for advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on board the company’s Gen-3 imaging satellites, giving warfighters real-time access to imagery during time-sensitive military operations worldwide. The effort directly supports the Navy’s Project Overmatch and the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and…
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SpaceX launches two to space station, giving Starliner astronauts a ride home in February
A SpaceX Crew Dragon atop a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) for the first time on the Crew-9 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a reduced two-man crew on a flight to the International Space Station Saturday, along with supplies and a pair of empty seats for two…
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The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating
The clash between SpaceX and the Federal Aviation Administration escalated this week, with Elon Musk calling for the head of the federal regulator to resign after he defended the FAA’s oversight and fines levied against the commercial launch company. The FAA has said it doesn’t expect to determine whether to approve a launch license for…
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Rocket Lab Delivers Second Spacecraft to Varda Space for In-Space Manufacturing Expansion
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, the world’s first in-space pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic Earth re-entry logistics company. Rocket Lab’s first Pioneer spacecraft for Varda was launched in June 2023. Varda successfully crystallized the HIV…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic
Welcome to Edition 7.13 of the Rocket Report! While regulators hold up the next flight of the world’s largest rocket, there’s a lot of news this week in the small launch sector—some good, some bad. Meanwhile, Hurricane Helene has delayed the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station. As always, we welcome…