Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
China successfully launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Thursday night, placing an experimental satellite into orbit. According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the nation's leading space contractor, the rocket lifted off at 11:32 pm local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The satellite, named Communication Technology Demonstrato

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2025
SpaceX launched its next round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Monday afternoon from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It marked SpaceX's 12th mission of the year, when it lifted off at 5:05 EST from Launch Complex 40. The payload included 21 Starlink satellites, 13 of them with "direct-to-cell" capabilities. Meanwhile, the first stage of the roc

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has shipped its first Gen-3 satellite to Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) for an anticipated February launch. The satellite is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. This next-generation addition to BlackSky's constellation is designed to deliver advanced capabilities, including high-resolution 35-centimeter imagery and AI-enh

Media invitation: cleanroom visit to MTG-S and Sentinel-4

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025
Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward center segment, NASA announced Friday. The most recent addition is the sixth of the 10 motor segments in the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket to be integrated onto mobile launcher 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flori

A groundbreaking study, funded by ESA, reveals that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado are largely driven by the smouldering combustion of woody debris. This crucial discovery highlights the significant influence of fuel characteristics on fire emissions, with wide-ranging implications for global carbon cycles, air quality and biodiversity.

Hisdesat, Spain's premier provider of secure satellite communications, is set to launch its SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 29 January from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 20:34 EST (30 January at 02:34 CET). The European Space Agency (ESA)-supported satellite will provide more cost-effective, adaptable and secure communication services for governments and emergency response teams across Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and up to Singapore in Asia.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
China successfully launched 18 new satellites on Thursday as part of the ongoing expansion of the Spacesail Constellation. The satellites were sent into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, utilizing a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The launch occurred at 1:15 pm Beijing Time, marking the sixth satellite deployment for the Spacesail Constellation. Each

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Researchers are utilizing the Aurora supercomputer to conduct expansive cosmological simulations aimed at unraveling the enigmas of dark matter and dark energy. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are on a quest to understand the most elusive components of the universe. Their work has the potential to answer enduring questions about cosmic evolut