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Rocket Lab set to launch first mission of 2024 this week
Rocket Lab prepares for most prolific year yet In 2023, Rocket Lab squeezed out its first double digit year with 10 Electron and HASTE launches. In 2024, the company is looking to double that to 22. While this is far from SpaceX‘s goal of 148 (yes that’s a new number), for the smaller market Rocket…
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Hughes JUPITER 3 Satellite Initiates Over the Air Testing with Ground System
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced its JUPITER 3 ultra-high-density satellite has successfully deployed its solar arrays and antennas, and the spacecraft has passed readiness testing by the manufacturer, Maxar Space Systems. Hughes is now testing the satellite communications with ground equipment, which is the final step before initiating broadband services for customers such…
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Blue Origin’s first New Glenn stages are now at the launch site
Blue Origin’s moves New Glenn booster to LC-36 If it seems we’ve gotten the most New Glenn updates in the last few months than ever before, that’s because we have. While the rocket has been far delayed from its original launch date in 2020, its current 2024 date has way more merit now than it…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket following Saturday night scrub
SpaceX launches its 5th Falcon 9 rocket of the year on the Starlink 6-37 mission on Jan. 14, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 9:00 p.m. EST: SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink 6-37 mission. The second time will be the charm for SpaceX as it was able to launch its…
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The Space Force is changing the way it thinks about spaceports
A lot goes into a successful rocket launch. It’s not just reliable engines, computers, and sophisticated guidance algorithms. There’s also the launch pad and, perhaps even more of an afterthought to casual observers, the roads, bridges, pipelines, and electrical infrastructure required to keep a spaceport humming. Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, commander of the Space Force’s…
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Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Joins Starlab Space Board of Directors
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining the board of directors for Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus. The company is designing and building the free flying, commercial space station Starlab. Bridenstine led NASA from April 2018 to January 2021. His tenure at the agency included introducing NASA’s human lunar exploration…
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D-Orbit Secures €100 Million in Funding to Advance Space Logistics Services
D-Orbit, a leading global provider of cutting-edge inspace logistics services, announced the successful first closing of its Series C funding round, raising about €100m. This funding round, which is one of the largest ever for a European Space Tech company, follows D-Orbit’s stellar 2023, which saw it deliver triple-digit yearly revenue growth since 2021, win…
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Safran to Equip LeoStella’s Satellite Platform with High-Performance GNSS Receiver
LeoStella is pursuing its partnership with Syrlinks, a Safran Electronics & Defense company. The Rennes, France-based company will equip LeoStella’s latest-generation of LS-300 satellite buses with its high-performance, resilient N-SPHERE GNSS receiver for low-Earth orbit applications. This latest contract further strengthens the collaboration between Syrlinks, a global leader in radiocommunication and geolocation systems for the…
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Global Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability Extends AUKUS Alliance Collaboration
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) that will track objects in the geosynchronous orbit, protecting critical U.S. and allied satellites. DARC is a global network of three advanced ground-based sensors to be operated in collaboration with AUKUS alliance partners, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Leaders from…
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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on West Coast Falcon 9 flight
A Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX’s fourth mission of 2024. Image: SpaceX. Update 4:20 a.m. EST: Successful launch and landing of the Falcon 9. SpaceX was finally able to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from California early Sunday morning after a delay caused by high upper-level winds. The launch,…