Tag: Launch
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Intuitive Machines Announces Launch Date for Historic U.S. Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, a space exploration company, infrastructure, and services company, has announced that in coordination with SpaceX, the liftoff of the IM-1 lunar mission is now targeted for a multi-day launch window which opens January 12, 2024. “As previously announced, Intuitive Machines completed its lunar lander in September, and the entire company is looking forward…
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MDA Selects SpaceX to Launch CHORUS Earth Observation Constellation
MDA, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced at its Earth Insight customer conference that it has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA’s next-generation Earth observation constellation. CHORUS is targeted to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in the Q4 2025 launch…
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Rocket Lab Receives Authorization from FAA to Resume Electron Launches
Rocket Lab USA, a global launch services and space systems company, announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume Electron launches from Launch Complex 1. The authorization comes after Rocket Lab experienced an in-flight anomaly on September 19th during the Company’s 41st Electron launch. The FAA, the federal licensing body…
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Lockheed Martin Selects Terran Orbital to Build Satellite Buses for SDA’s T2TL Beta Constellation
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract to build 36 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. Terran Orbital will deliver the buses to Lockheed Martin, which will conduct payload integration and jointly operate the satellites with SDA. SDA’s T2TL Beta constellation will advance the…
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NASA Awards NOAA’s QuickSounder Spacecraft Contract to Southwest Research Institute
NASA, on behalf of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid-IV) contract to Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio for the QuickSounder spacecraft. The firm-fixed-price delivery order covers all phases of QuickSounder’s operations including spacecraft development, integration of NOAA’s Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder Engineering…
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PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race
The analysis of the data collected by the Spanish company PLD Space after the launch of their MIURA 1 rocket shows that the mission has been “a complete success”. 100% of the main objectives have been achieved and all the technologies developed by the company have been validated in flight. This is a milestone that…
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UK Space Agency Awards £1.2 Million Grant to Horizon Technologies for Amber Phoenix Mission
At an event at the Army-Navy Club in London on 11 October, Horizon Technologies announced a £1.2 Million grant awarded by the UK Space Agency. This grant is part of a £2.8 Million total program called the Amber Phoenix Mission. The Phoenix Mission will see another Amber RF (Radio Frequency) Earth Observation payload launched into…
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RFA, Yuri, and ATMOS Partner to Launch World’s First Microgravity Service for Biotech R&D
Three pioneering German NewSpace companies, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), Yuri, and ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS) announced their new partnership and launch of their joint end-to-end service for microgravity life science research and product development at this year’s edition of Weltraumkongress in Berlin, Germany. This holistic solution represents an unprecedented and flexible alternative to the ISS…
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NASA Successfully Conducts First Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series for SLS Rocket
NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series on Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. Operators fired the RS-25…
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Telespazio Extends Contract with AVIO for VEGA Launch Pad Maintenance and Operational Support
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has renewed its contract with AVIO for the provision of maintenance and operational support activities for the VEGA launch pad located at the Guiana space center in French Guiana. The company will ensure the continuity of operations for the period 2023-2025. The three-year contract has…