Now Scheduled to launch on November 30, 2022 TOKYO—November 24, 2022— ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, released an updated launch schedule for its Mission 1 (M1) lunar lander, now scheduled to liftoff from SLC-40 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Nov. 30, 2022, at the earliest. The M1 lander, part of a…
Month: November 2022
NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats Mission
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Rocket…
The Spaceport Company’s Marotta Pitched at Hyperspace Challenge
The Spaceport Company CEO Tom Marotta gave a under 1 minute micropitch at the Hyperspace Challenge last week in New Mexico.
D-Orbit Signs Payload Hosting Contract with SpacePNT
The contract covers launch and operations of a new low-cost GNSS receiver prototype Fino Mornasco, Italy — The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT, a Swiss company specialized in the design and manufacturing of low cost high-accuracy GNSS receivers for the New Space satellite market. The contract…
Can OTVs Aim to Please: Spaceflight Iterates to Follow Customers’ Needs
By David Bullock Ten years ago, the SmallSat Revolution took place and the space industry focused on decreasing the size of satellites while increasing their potential. At that time, a Washington state company, Spaceflight, provided ride share services to small satellites who would piggy back on the launches of larger payloads. By providing launch opportunities…
Hawkeye 360’s Cluster 6 Satellites To Lift Off This December From Rocket Lab’s New Launchpad in Virginia
Latest satellites will deepen RF GEOINT coverage for the mid-latitude regions of the globe Herndon, Virginia (November 9, 2022) — HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, today announced its Cluster 6 next-generation satellites is scheduled to launch during a 13-day window that opens on December 7 aboard the…
Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11. “Bob Behnken is a distinguished and talented astronaut, and an effective ambassador for our never-ending mission to explore the cosmos,” said Administrator Bill…
United Launch Alliance Enables Advanced Weather Forecasting with Launch of Climate Monitoring Satellite for NOAA and NASA
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., (Nov. 10, 2022) – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) lifted off on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST…
Starfish Space Announced Otter pup Orbital Servicing Spacecraft on YouTube
Video presentation below “Rendezvous with Starfish Space” starts at 27 minutes and 36 seconds. The presentation opened with Starfish Space co-founder Trevor Bennett, Director of Strategic Relationships Michael Madrid, and On-Orbit Services, Commercial Space Policy Alex Coultrup. Starfish Space explained its upcoming technology, the Otter pup, is an Orbital Service Vehicle, which can work in…
The Spaceport Company Published Latest Newsletter
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