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ORLANDO, Fla. – Virgin Orbit placed seven cubesats for three customers into orbit Jan. 13 on the third consecutive successful operational flight of its LauncherOne air-launch system. Cosmic Girl, the …
Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on its third operational mission Read MoreJoin us at World Satellite Business Week Register and reconnect with top industry executives at the Westin on December 13-16 The satellite industry was already experiencing a transition before COVID. …
Welcome to fast space – SpaceNews Read MoreHELSINKI – China is researching and developing new vehicles for various human spaceflight missions, including a new methane-fueled launcher apparently inspired by SpaceX. The country is working on a new …
Starship lookalike among China’s new human spaceflight concepts Read MoreWASHINGTON – The two companies NASA selected earlier this month to develop spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis lunar missions were the only companies to bid on the …
Axiom and Collins only bidders for NASA spacesuit contracts Read MoreWASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office offered more details about its decision to reject protests filed by two companies of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) award to SpaceX. The GAO …
GAO report details rejection of HLS protests Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. – European satellite giants SES and Eutelsat see improving trajectories in their broadcast businesses, although the wider picture remains mixed as the pandemic hangs over financials. Despite connectivity …
SES and Eutelsat point to improving broadcast trends Read MoreHUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner was within hours of launch on its second uncrewed test flight in early August when stuck valves in the spacecraft’s propulsion system forced a …
Starliner valve investigation continues to focus on moisture interaction with propellant Read MoreWASHINGTON – NASA managers say they have completed testing of the Space Launch System after a recent countdown rehearsal and are ready to move into preparations for a launch as …
NASA declares SLS countdown rehearsal complete Read MoreWASHINGTON – NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission will not launch this year as previously planned after the agency concluded there was not enough time to complete testing of the spacecraft’s software …
Software testing problem delays Psyche launch Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. – Newly listed small satellite constellation operator Spire Global is buying Canadian ship-tracking company exactEarth in its first major acquisition, inflating expectations of more space consolidation amid a …
Spire snaps up exactEarth in first acquisition as a public company Read More