Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms

Orbex, one of the leading orbital launch services companies, is to set up a base in London while also expanding its headquarters in Scotland. Orbex will become the first UK rocket manufacturer to establish a base in London. The new office will enable Orbex to connect with London’s financial communities with greater ease while growing…

Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years. The Boeing-built rocket stage, which is the largest component of the…

SpaceX launched Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4E on July 11, 2024, at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage performed nominally, carrying the second stage and Starlink satellites to orbit, separating from the second stage as expected, and returning to Earth for a successful droneship landing, representing SpaceX’s…

Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has set the launch window for its 51st Electron launch, a dedicated mission for American space tech company Capella Space. The ‘A Sky Full Of SARs’ mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on July…

Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July (+4  20:00 time BST, +5 21:00 time CEST). Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe’s Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can…

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to jointly launch satellites with Firefly’s Alpha rocket from the newly inaugurated spaceport at Esrange Space Center in Sweden, starting in 2026. Together, Firefly and SSC are establishing an orbital launch service in Europe with a flight-proven launch vehicle, supporting…

The launcher company PLD Space has announced an investment of 10 million euros in MIURA 5 Launch Complex at Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), owned by the French Space Agency (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA). With the first launch of its rocket at the end of 2025, PLD…

An advanced weather satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Lifted to space aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket, the GOES-U satellite successfully deployed its large solar array to generate electrical power and has established communications with mission operators. GOES-U is the…