Tag: Launch
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The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket didn’t last long on Sunday. The booster’s nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic launch pad in Norway, punctuating the abbreviated test flight with a spectacular fiery crash into the sea. If officials at Isar Aerospace were…
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SES and SpeQtral Partner to Develop Optical Ground Station for Global Quantum Encryption
SES and SpeQtral signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe. Under the agreement, the development of an interoperable OGS will enable SES and SpeQtral to connect both companies’ current and future QKD satellite missions, resulting in…
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Isar Aerospace Launches Successfully during First Test Flight of Orbital Launch Vehicle
Isar Aerospace, a satellite launch service company, has become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe. In the first test flight of the company’s Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, Isar Aerospace met its set goals: After ignition of its first stage, Spectrum successfully lifted off…
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Sidus Space: Driving Innovation in the Expanding Space Economy
Founded in 2012, Sidus Space is a commercial space firm based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the United States. The company specializes in Space and Data-as-a-Service solutions, offering comprehensive satellite design, manufacturing, launch, and operations services. Their proprietary LizzieSat satellite platform supports various applications, including environmental monitoring, IoT communications, and Earth observation. Sidus Space has established…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s planetary, Earth-observing, exploration, and scientific satellites. These high-priority, low and…
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Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket Joins US Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Program
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program. The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a five-year ordering period…
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Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe
Welcome to Edition 7.37 of the Rocket Report! It’s been interesting to watch how quickly European officials have embraced ensuring they have a space launch capability independent of other countries. A few years ago, European government satellites regularly launched on Russian Soyuz rockets, and more recently on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets from the United States.…
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Exolaunch – Accessing Space for Small Satellites
Exolaunch, an industry leader headquartered in Germany and further expanded to the US and France, is a premier global launch, deployment, mission management, integration and in-space logistics provider for small satellites. With a decade of flight heritage and over 520 satellites launched across 34 missions to date, Exolaunch leverages industry insight to tailor turnkey solutions…
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L3Harris’ Advanced Large Solid Rocket Motors Power US Missile Defense Test
L3Harris Technologies has debuted an advanced large solid rocket motor to power the company’s air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicle. The new L3Harris solid rocket motor, named eSR-19, was part of a recent Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test that powered the target’s first and second stages. The test, designated as Flight Test Other-40…
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Secures U.S. Space Force Certification for National Security Missions
Following years of development and completing a comprehensive certification plan, including two successful certification missions, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been certified by the United States Space Force to fly National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. “Thank you to all our customer partners who have worked hand-in-hand with us throughout this comprehensive…