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A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX’s Starship is almost ready to fly
An upsized version of SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket rolled to the launch pad early Thursday in preparation for liftoff on a test flight next week. The two-mile transfer moved the bullet-shaped spaceship one step closer to launch Monday from SpaceX’s Starbase test site in South Texas. The launch window opens at 5 pm EST (4 pm…
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Redwire Cameras to Launch Onboard Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Lander for Lunar Mission
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced its flight-proven camera technology will launch onboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander for their first mission to the Moon. Redwire delivered 12 flight cameras, a vision navigation processor, and two flight floodlights for the Blue Ghost lander. This technology will play…
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Dragonfly Aerospace to Provide Imagers for LatConnect 60 SWIRSAT Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace will supply Australian Earth observation company LatConnect 60 with three Chameleon SWIR (shortwave Infrared) imagers for their SWIRSAT satellites, Dragonfly announced Jan. 7. Supported by the Australian Space Agency and Western Australian State Government, the project aims to enhance satellite imaging capabilities. The satellites are scheduled to launch in 2026. The Chameleon SWIR…
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SpaceX launches, lands first stage booster for record-setting 25th time during Starlink flight
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 booster, B1067, on the Starlink 12-12 mission on Jan. 10, 2025. This was the first time an orbital class rocket launched for a 25th time and went on to land successfully as well. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update 2:37 p.m. (1937 UTC): SpaceX safely landed the first stage booster on…
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NASA Expands Rocket Lab’s VADR Contract to Include Neutron Rocket
NASA has added Neutron launch services to Rocket Lab’s existing Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract, Rocket Lab announced Jan. 9. Rocket Lab has been eligible for NASA VADR launch contracts since 2022 and the Electron vehicle has provided four launches between the VADR PREFIRE and VADR TROPICS missions. This addition makes Neutron…
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BlackSky Reports Wins With Space Force TacSRT Pilot Program
BlackSky has won multiple contracts for its analytics services through a new pilot program from the U.S. Space Force’s Global Data Marketplace (GDM), the company announced Friday. The Global Data Marketplace is part of Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking Program (TacSRT), a pilot program that has been in operation for a year to get commercial…
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York Space Systems Achieves First LEO Inter-Vendor Laser Link for PWSA
York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, has completed the first low Earth orbit (LEO) inter-vendor laser communication link for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This groundbreaking achievement connected a Tranche 0 Transport satellite built by York with a Tranche 0 Tracking satellite…
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ISS National Lab Secures $650,000 in Funding for Technology Advancement in LEO
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight concepts for technology advancement that utilizes the space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory. This solicitation, “Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab” is open to a broad range of technology areas, including chemical and material synthesis in space, translational medicine, in-space edge…
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China successfully sent Shijian-25 satellite
China successfully sent a test satellite, Shijian-25, into space on Tuesday morning, using a Long March-3B rocket for the launch. The rocket blasted off at 4:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province, bringing the payload into the preset orbit later. The launch marked China’s first rocket launch in…