Tag: Launch
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AST SpaceMobile Successfully Launches BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 Satellites
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 successful orbital launch of its BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 satellites. The BlueBird 8, 9, 10 mission lifted off at 2:39 EDT on Wednesday, June 17, from Cape…
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Leidos Advances End-to-End Technologies for National Security and Space Exploration
Leidos, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, delivers a broad portfolio of technologies and services that support national security, civil space exploration, and commercial space missions. The company combines engineering expertise with mission software, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, logistics and mission operations to provide integrated capabilities across the space sector. Designed to support operations on the ground,…
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Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Unveiled Ahead of Environmental Testing
Astrobotic unveiled its Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) lunar lander, recently designated by NASA as Moon Base II, during a visit by NASA representatives, government officials and industry partners at the company’s headquarters in Pittsburgh. The spacecraft is completing final integration activities and is scheduled to launch in late 2026. Griffin-1 is being developed as part…
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GITAI Completes Flight Model of S3 Robotic Satellite
GITAI, a U.S.-headquartered space robotics and satellite platform company, announced the completion of the flight model of its S3 robotic satellite mission, a technology demonstration mission designed to validate advanced on-orbit servicing technologies and demonstrate the company’s modular spacecraft architecture supporting future defense-focused low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation services. As governments and commercial operators increasingly…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat Completes Vibration Testing Ahead of Expected Fall 2026 Launch
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced that its next LizzieSat has successfully completed vibration testing, a key environmental qualification milestone for SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, currently scheduled for launch no earlier than October 2026. Vibration testing simulates the intense mechanical loads a spacecraft experiences…
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Katalyst Space Raises $12 Million to Develop NEXUS Robotic Spacecraft
On the heels of its first-of-a-kind mission to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, Katalyst Space raised $12 million to develop Katalyst’s NEXUS robotic spacecraft and expand satellite servicing to multi-orbit, multi-mission operations. While the last 20 years have been focused on getting more objects to space, Katalyst builds the vehicles that make work in…
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Liberty and ICEYE Partner to Deliver Parametric Wildfire Insurance Cover
Liberty and ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced the launch of a pioneering building-level parametric wildfire insurance solution. As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, impacting communities and driving significant economic losses, the need for faster, more responsive risk solutions has never been greater. Liberty’s remotely sensed parametric property wildfire solution…
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HyImpulse Advances Hybrid Propulsion Technology for Cost-Effective Space Launch Systems
HyImpulse Technologies, headquartered in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Germany, is developing a proprietary hybrid rocket propulsion technology designed to combine the operational simplicity of solid propulsion with the controllability and performance of liquid rocket systems. The company’s technology serves as the foundation for its launch vehicle portfolio and is aimed at providing safe, reliable and cost-effective…
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Maritime Launch Services Advances Commercial Space Access with Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services (MLS), the Canadian aerospace company developing and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia, is advancing launch infrastructure in North America through the development of a licensed, multi-user commercial spaceport designed to support orbital and suborbital missions. Located near Canso, Nova Scotia, the facility is being developed to provide launch vehicle operators with dedicated launch…
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China launches new satellite to test high-speed communication tech
Long March 5 rocket’s lift-off marks pivotal step in validating technologies for next-generation orbital connectivity speeds and reliability China launched a new test communication satellite on June 11 in a pivotal step to validate technology essential for next-generation orbital connectivity speeds and reliability. The Communication Technology Test Satellite No 25 was sent into orbit on…