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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lockheed Martin’s latest self-funded technology demonstration is set to launch no earlier than March 15, 2025, marking a significant step in proving the design and risk-reduction efforts behind the LM 400 multi-mission satellite bus. The LM 400 technology demonstrator, which arrived in California on March 1, is currently undergoing […]
BAE Systems has been selected to build the spacecraft bus for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) upcoming Space Weather Next L1 Series mission. The satellite will serve as the eventual successor to the Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1) mission, which is set to launch later this year. Operating from the sun-Earth Lagrange Point
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HELSINKI, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, and Saab today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the development and integration of advanced space-based radar data in Saab’s Command and Control Systems (C2). This strategic cooperation aims to integrate ICEYE’s cutting-edge SAR technology solutions
Cedar Park, Texas – 2 March 2025 – Firefly Aerospace has made history as the first commercial company to successfully land on the Moon. The company’s Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down in Mare Crisium, carrying 10 NASA payloads as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Dubbed Ghost Riders in
FIREFLY AEROSPACE ACHIEVES HISTORIC FIRST COMMERCIAL MOON LANDINGRead More »
K2 Space is redefining satellite capabilities with a high-power, cost-effective platform for multi-orbit applications. Torrance, California – February 13, 2025 – K2 Space has announced the successful closure of a $110 million Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone in the company’s mission to revolutionise satellite technology. The funding, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
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London, UK, 10 February 2025 – Airbus has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with day-and-night, all-weather, space-based ‘Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance’ (ISR) capability. The two Oberon satellites will boast active, ultra-high resolution SAR, providing freedom of action to the UK
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On January 15, 2025, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 will embark on its lunar journey aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, marking a significant milestone for Canadian space technology. The mission, which will explore the Moon’s surface, will feature two groundbreaking Canadian technologies: a 360-degree imaging system developed by Canadensys, and a global lunar navigation system
CANADIAN TECHNOLOGIES SET TO LAUNCH ON FIREFLY’S BLUE GHOST MISSION 1Read More »
The microgravity-enabled life sciences company offers real-world, recoverable reentry flight tests for government partners, in addition to its research that expands capabilities for in-space pharmaceutical processing. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 2025 / Varda Space Industries, Inc. today announced the successful launch of its second orbital processing and reentry capsule, W-2, which lifted off aboard the
January 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation has achieved a significant milestone in its Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) programme. The company announced the successful assembly and testing of its Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload. This advanced payload has now been delivered to Northrop Grumman’s Gilbert, Arizona facility, where it will undergo integration with an
NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S PROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM PROTOTYPE ADVANCES TO NEXT PHASERead More »
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has successfully completed Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the development of 18 space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program. The PDR confirms the L3Harris space vehicles, which include technology designed to detect, track and target hypersonic threats, meet SDA program development requirements. “L3Harris is
L3HARRIS COMPLETES DESIGN REVIEW FOR NEW TRANCHE 2 MISSILE TRACKING SATELLITESRead More »
