Tag: Launch
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Places ESCAPADE Spacecraft in Orbit with Successful First-Stage Recovery
The New Glenn orbital launch vehicle completed its second mission, deploying NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) twin-spacecraft into the designated loiter orbit, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3:55:01 PM EST /…
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SpaceX Transporter-15 Mission Successfully Delivers 140 Satellites to Orbit
SpaceX has successfully launched its Transporter-15 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 57-minute launch window opened at 10:18 a.m. PT, marking another milestone in SpaceX’s small-satellite rideshare program. The mission carried 140 payloads, including cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles that will…
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BAE Systems Secures $22M US Navy Contract for VLS Mk 41 Missile Canisters
BAE Systems was awarded a $22 million contract by the U.S. Navy to produce missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), with the total value potentially reaching $317 million if all options are exercised. This follows a contract award with a total value of $738 million for Mk 41 VLS missile launching…
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ESA Shortlists Spaceport Cornwall for INVICTUS Hypersonic Test Programme
Spaceport Cornwall, operating from Cornwall Airport Newquay, has been shortlisted by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a potential location for the agency’s pioneering INVICTUS hypersonic flight test programme. This milestone positions Cornwall at the forefront of Europe’s efforts to develop a sovereign hypersonic test capability and accelerate the technologies required for future reusable spaceplanes.…
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AST SpaceMobile Boosts Manufacturing Footprint to Fast-Track BlueBird Next-Gen Production
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced the addition of two new manufacturing sites in Texas and Florida, as it continues to expand its operations. The company now employs more than 1,800 professionals, the majority based…
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Rocket Lab to Conduct First Dedicated Electron Launches with JAXA
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for the first of two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The mission, named “RAISE And Shine”, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 5…
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BlackSky Releases High-Resolution, Near-Real-Time Imagery from Newly Launched Gen-3 Satellite
BlackSky Technology delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company’s third Gen-3 satellite less than 24 hours following the satellite’s successful launch in November. The company’s advanced, low-latency commercial architecture is delivering decision-quality data at real-time, mission-relevant speed and meeting growing global demand for flexible, secure tactical ISR capabilities. “BlackSky’s third Gen-3 unit has delivered incredible…
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Hallym University Develops Space Biology Payload – BioCabinet
Chan Hum Park, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology at Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital and Director of the Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute at Hallym University, leads the research team whose space biology payload, BioCabinet, will launch aboard the Nuri rocket’s fourth flight on November 27, as part of the mission carrying the Next-Generation Medium…
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Blue Origin Teams Up with OpTech to Deploy Next-Gen Caracal Optical Payload on Blue Ring
Blue Origin announced an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to integrate its next-generation Caracal optical payload on board the first mission of Blue Ring, a highly manoeuvrable multi-mission spacecraft designed for payload delivery, hosting, and infrastructure services. Blue Ring’s first mission is expected to launch in 2026 with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)…
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Frontgrade Announces Precision Motor Control for Next-Gen Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced the release of the RT-SADE (Radiation-Tolerant Solar Array Drive Electronics), a next-generation microprocessor-based stepper motor controller engineered to deliver precision, reliability, and versatility for demanding spacecraft and defense applications. Designed for mission-critical motion control systems such as solar array…