Tag: Launch

The two crew members of NASA ‘s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard, Sept. 28, 2024 at 1:17 pm EDT Saturday, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. …

BlackSky Technology has received a competitive U.S. Navy Research contract to explore applications for advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on board the company’s Gen-3 imaging satellites, giving warfighters real-time access to imagery during time-sensitive military operations worldwide. The effort directly supports the Navy’s Project Overmatch and the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and…

Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, the world’s first in-space pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic Earth re-entry logistics company. Rocket Lab’s first Pioneer spacecraft for Varda was launched in June 2023. Varda successfully crystallized the HIV…

Leaf Space, a global in ground segment as-a-service (GSaaS) solutions, announced the signing of a new contract to install and operate a state-of-the-art ground station to be hosted at Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada, a launch facility owned and operated by Maritime Launch Services. This agreement represents a key step in Leaf Space’s mission to expand its…

Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, announced the inauguration of a new, U.K.-based headquarters for its International Government business and the appointment of Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach, the former Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, as a senior advisor. Maxar’s U.K. office, located in West London, will serve as the central…

GomSpace has delivered an efficient and cost-effective “new space” solution for operating the Arctic Weather Satellite, a mission aimed at enhancing global weather forecasting. GomSpace is leveraging their Hands-off Operations Platform (HOOP) mission control system (MCS) in collaboration with OHB. The HOOP MCS brings advanced automation capabilities to the mission, by enabling the operator to…

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for NOAA’s QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to make fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards during VADR’s five-year ordering period, with a maximum total value of…