Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
In a landmark move to strengthen Europe’s presence in the global space arena, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge their space activities, paving the way for a unified and resilient European leader in the sector. Major Italian and international newspapers have reported the announcement of a significant Memorandum […]
Florida, USA – 29 September 2025 – BAE Systems today celebrated the successful launch of two advanced spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in support of NASA and NOAA space weather research. The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the Space Weather Follow On – L1 (SWFO-L1) mission lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound
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CANADA / MARS – September 2025 – Three Canadian scientists from the University of Alberta, University of Winnipeg, and Brock University have played a key role in new discoveries arising from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission. The rover’s investigation of rocks in the Bright Angel formation—located in what is believed to be an ancient river
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 – Boeing has introduced a new 3D-printed solar array substrate approach that compresses composite build times by up to six months on a typical solar array wing programme. The innovation cuts production cycles by as much as 50%, marking a major efficiency step in spacecraft manufacturing. Flight-representative hardware has
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has launched on its eighth mission, lifting off at 11:50 p.m. ET on August 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center. Boeing confirmed the vehicle is healthy on orbit and proceeding with standard checkout. Less than six months after its previous
First live test in Australia combines multiple antennas to track satellites and boost space domain awareness. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) have marked a major milestone in space surveillance with the first successful demonstration of the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) at Site 1 in Western Australia. The recent trial –
NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND USSF ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH IN DEEP-SPACE RADAR SYSTEM WITH DARC DEMORead More »
AHMEDABAD, GJ, India – 12 August 2025 – The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has awarded the country’s first fully commercial, indigenous Earth-Observation (EO) satellite constellation contract to a consortium led by Bengaluru-based Pixxel, with Dhruva Space, SatSure, and PierSight as strategic partners. The Earth-Observation Public-Private-Partnership (EO-PPP) programme, launched in mid-2024, aims
INDIA’S PRIVATE SPACE SECTOR TO BUILD FIRST FULLY INDIGENOUS EO SATELLITE NETWORKRead More »
Kourou, French Guiana – 13 August 2025 – Europe’s meteorological capabilities have taken a major leap forward with the successful launch of the first MetOp-SG A1 satellite, heralding a new era in weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, the Airbus-built satellite is the first in
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Boeing has delivered the Nusantara Lima (SNL) satellite to PSN Group, marking a major step in expanding high-capacity connectivity across Indonesia’s more than 17,500 islands and neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. The launch is scheduled for next month from Florida’s Space Coast, with commercial service expected to begin in early 2026. Built on Boeing’s proven 702MP
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Melbourne, Florida – 5 August 2025 – L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has completed a critical upgrade to the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) telescopes at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, enabling the U.S. Space Force to declare full operational acceptance. The upgrade, delivered under the Ground-Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) programme, marks a
L3HARRIS UPGRADES US SPACE FORCE TELESCOPES, ENHANCING SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESSRead More »