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KONGSBERG Launches Final N3X Satellites for Maritime Surveillance
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has completed its N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites, ARVAKER 2 and 3, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from California. The N3X satellite constellation is designed to enhance Norway’s maritime domain awareness. “With our initial N3X satellite constellation in orbit, KONGSBERG’s role as one of Europe’s most…
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Rocket Lab Launches Record Turnaround at Launch Complex 1 with 68th Successful Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 68th Electron rocket to deploy a single satellite to space for a confidential commercial customer. The mission was the second of two launches from the same launch site in less than 48 hours, a new launch record for the Company…
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Xona Secures $92M to Redefine Satellite Navigation with Next-Generation Technology
Xona, the company rebuilding satellite navigation for the modern world, announced $92M in new capital, bringing its total funding to $150M to date. This includes a Series B round led by Craft Ventures and other investors including Stellar Ventures, Seraphim Ventures, Toyota Ventures, First Spark, Industrious Ventures, Future Ventures, and NGP Capital. The company also…
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While Jeff Bezos wraps up wedding bash, his Blue Origin venture sends six on a space trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from its Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture launched six more travelers to the edge of the final frontier today, even as the billionaire and his new wife finished up a weekend of wedding festivities in Venice. The New Shepard…
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With Masseys out of commission, SpaceX may attempt static fire Ships at the launch site
With the Ship static fire stand and trench at Masseys out of commission, SpaceX appears to be attempting a path toward static firing a Ship on Pad 1 (A). There are numerous elements to this plan, and it’s not the first time SpaceX has attempted to use a pad for a different vehicle. If successful,…
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Japan’s GOSAT-GW launches aboard final H-IIA rocket
The final flight of Japan’s H-IIA rocket took place on Saturday, carrying the GOSAT-GW environmental research satellite to orbit and ending a career that has spanned 24 years and 50 missions. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center occurred on time at 16:33:03 UTC (1:33 AM local time on Sunday), the opening of a 19-minute window.…
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SpaceX completes 60th Starlink flight of 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 15-7 mission on June 28, 2025. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed its second of two planned Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launches with the second lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It launched…
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GomSpace to Build 18 Satellites for Unnamed European Tech Firm
GomSpace will build 18 satellites for an unnamed European tech firm under a 19.5 million euros ($22.7 million) contract. GomSpace described the customer as a “disruptor in space-based communications backed by long-term capital and early commercial interest.” GomSpace has been contracted to deliver 18 satellites in a 12-month timeframe for a proof-of-concept mission. The contract…
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Firefly advances production of Eclipse and Blue Ghost, announces Ocula imaging service
Firefly Aerospace is continuing to make good progress toward the debut of the company’s next-generation launch vehicle, Eclipse, in partnership with Northrop Grumman. Formerly known as MLV, or Medium Launch Vehicle, Firefly and Northrop Grumman announced the rocket’s new name on May 29. Firefly also announced Ocula, a new commercial lunar imaging service that will…
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List of all SpaceX crewed flights to space
A fully stacked Starship rocket down in Starbase, Texas. Image: Theresa Cross / Space Explored A second mission was dearMoon, a flight around the Moon crewed by artist and musicians with a mission to inspire. However, Yusaku Maezawa canceled the mission in early 2024 due to development delays with Starship. Starship has the ability to…