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SpaceX Launches 131 Payloads to LEO in its 12th Rideshare Mission
SpaceX launched 131 payloads on the Transporter-12 mission to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Jan. 14. This was SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:10 a.m. PT. SpaceX has launched over 1,100 payloads to orbit for more…
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Starlab Space Establishes European Subsidiary for Global Collaboration on Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space LLC announced the opening of its first overseas subsidiary, Starlab Space GmbH. Located in Bremen, Germany, it will extend the company’s capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to its international partners, maintaining global cooperation and permanent human presence, and expanding microgravity research opportunities in a commercial LEO economy. “Successful and sustainable operation of a…
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A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever
People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don Pettit, a veteran NASA astronaut who is closing in on having lived 500 days of his life in space. Pettit is now in the midst of his third stint on the International Space Station, and the decade he had to…
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Teledyne HiRel Introduces High-Power GaN RF Switch for Military Communication Systems
Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors announces the availability of its Gallium Nitride (GaN) high-power RF switch, model TDSW84230EP. This switch offers high peak power and is designed to replace Positive-Intrinsic-Negative (PIN) diode-based RF Switches commonly used in RF front ends of many of today’s tactical and military communication radio systems. Developed using a wide-bandgap GaN High Electron…
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Space Explored Podcast: Blue Origin scrubs, Sierra Space CEO is out
Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses Blue Origin’s scrubbed first New Glenn launch attempt, Sierra Space’s CEO leaving the company, and more. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS PausePlay% buffered00:0020:27UnmuteMuteDisable captionsEnable captionsSettingsCaptionsDisabledQualityundefinedSpeedNormalCaptionsGo back to previous menuQualityGo back to previous menuSpeedGo…
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BlackSky Wins 1-Year Extension for EOCL Contract with the NRO
BlackSky Technology won a one-year extension with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contract for its satellite imagery. BlackSky announced the extension on Jan. 14, reporting it came one year ahead of schedule. BlackSky was named to the EOCL contract along with Maxar and Planet in 2022, and it is…
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L3Harris Completes Design Review for Himawari-10 Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Components
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of key components for the Japan Meteorological Agency’s (JMA) new geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-10, which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will manufacture. The PDR confirms the baseline designs for the Himawari-10’s advanced imager and hyperspectral infrared sounder, instruments that will improve forecasts for typhoons and other extreme…
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Startup Talos and Nonprofit Plan Cubesat Constellation for Animal Tracking
Photo: Talos Talos, a German based space startup signed a new four-year agreement with nonprofit the Max Planck Society to launch ICARUS 2.0, a cubesat constellation for space-based animal tracking. The partnership will aim to define the next generation of satellite-based animal tracking and create opportunities for global science and conservation. The deal was announced,…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Set to Launch NASA Science to the Moon
Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…