Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth. The firm fixed-price launch service task order is being awarded under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity NASA Launch Services II contract. The total cost…
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Rocket Lab Completes Key Design Review for US Space Force VICTUS HAZE Mission
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS HAZE. In April 2024, Rocket Lab announced its…
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Firefly Aerospace Awarded Launch Agreement for the VICTUS SOL Space Mission
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in responsive space launch services, announced the company was awarded a $21.81 million contract to launch the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) VICTUS SOL Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. VICTUS SOL is an early operational capability to enable the United States to rapidly respond to on-orbit needs and…
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ESA Awards Redwire Space Contract to Lead Study for the Next Dark Matter Mission
Redwire Corporation, a space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced it has been awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the preliminary spacecraft design for an upcoming astrophysics mission that will image faint galaxies in the nearby universe and provide insight into the nature of dark matter. Redwire’s…
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Intuitive Machines Delivers Second Lunar Mission Lander to Cape Canaveral
Intuitive Machines, a space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, announced that it has delivered its IM-2 mission lunar lander, named Athena, to Cape Canaveral, Florida following a historic southeast Texas snowfall. “Each lunar mission builds on the last, and Athena’s arrival in Florida demonstrates our dedication to delivering on the Company’s vision to providing a…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Fourth Electron Launch for Kinéis’ IoT Satellite Constellation
Rocket Lab USA a leading launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. The “IOT 4 You and Me” mission is scheduled to launch during the window that opens on February 4th NZDT. Within the multi-day window, there is an instantaneous…
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Stoke Space Secures $260 Million Investment for Reusable Rocket Development
Stoke Space, the rocket company building the world’s first 100% reusable medium-lift rocket, announced that it has raised $260 million in new Series C investment to drive continued growth and innovation. This investment more than doubles the company’s total funding, bringing it to $480 million. The funding round involves new and existing investors including Breakthrough…
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Northrop Grumman Accelerates Development of MBRV-11 for Next-Generation Interceptor Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing the Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11) supporting the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP) to test the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). Through a close partnership with MDA, Northrop Grumman significantly expedited the development timeline for MBRV-11, moving from contract award through Critical Design Review (CDR) in less…
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Rocket Lab Selected to Provide Neutron Launch Services for NASA Under VADR Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a mutual agreement with NASA has been reached to include Neutron launch services to the agency through Rocket Lab’s existing VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. Rocket Lab’s new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron allows the opportunity for Rocket Lab to…
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Orbex Expands to Medium-sized Launch Vehicles and Relocates Operations to SaxaVord Spaceport
Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has decided to pause construction of its own spaceport in Sutherland and will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to…