BlackSky Completes First Gen-3 Satellite Commissioning and Prepares Second Unit for Q2 Launch
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has successfully concluded the commissioning of its first Gen-3 satellite, achieving this milestone a full month ahead of schedule. The initial satellite is delivering exceptional tasking-to-delivery performance, backed by strong customer feedback on its early 35-centimeter very high-resolution imagery and AI-driven analytics.
"BlackSky has demonstrate
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has successfully concluded the commissioning of its first Gen-3 satellite, achieving this milestone a full month ahead of schedule. The initial satellite is delivering exceptional tasking-to-delivery performance, backed by strong customer feedback on its early 35-centimeter very high-resolution imagery and AI-driven analytics.
"BlackSky has demonstrate Reveal and Maxar Expand Farsight Platform with High-Resolution Satellite Data Integration
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2025
Reveal Technology and Maxar have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Maxar's high-resolution satellite imagery and 3D data directly into the Farsight platform, enhancing real-time situational awareness for defense users operating at the tactical edge.
This collaboration aims to provide defense personnel with enhanced operational decision-making capabilities by incorporating Maxa
Reveal Technology and Maxar have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Maxar's high-resolution satellite imagery and 3D data directly into the Farsight platform, enhancing real-time situational awareness for defense users operating at the tactical edge.
This collaboration aims to provide defense personnel with enhanced operational decision-making capabilities by incorporating Maxa ispace Achieves Key Mission 2 Milestone with Successful Lunar Orbit Entry
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 07, 2025
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global leader in lunar exploration, has announced the successful entry of its RESILIENCE lunar lander into lunar orbit. This critical milestone, known as Success 7 of the Mission 2 "SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon" initiative, occurred on May 7, 2025, at 5:41 a.m. JST (May 6, 2025, 20:41 UTC).
The maneuver was executed from ispace's Mission Control Cente
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global leader in lunar exploration, has announced the successful entry of its RESILIENCE lunar lander into lunar orbit. This critical milestone, known as Success 7 of the Mission 2 "SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon" initiative, occurred on May 7, 2025, at 5:41 a.m. JST (May 6, 2025, 20:41 UTC).
The maneuver was executed from ispace's Mission Control Cente Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicle
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Washington DC (UPI) May 5, 2025
Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday.
Stratolaunch, based in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, first tested one in December.
Reusable hypersonic flights are the first since the manned X-15 program was scrapped in 1
Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday.
Stratolaunch, based in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, first tested one in December.
Reusable hypersonic flights are the first since the manned X-15 program was scrapped in 1 Space Force documentary screened on Capitol Hill, highlighting need for space superiority
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2025
Guardians connected with members of Congress at a special screening of "The U.S. Space Force - America's Invisible Front Line" documentary at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center April 30. The event aimed to help inform lawmakers on the Space Force's critical role in national security, the growing need for investment and the continued need for additional resourcing of military space capabilities.
Guardians connected with members of Congress at a special screening of "The U.S. Space Force - America's Invisible Front Line" documentary at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center April 30. The event aimed to help inform lawmakers on the Space Force's critical role in national security, the growing need for investment and the continued need for additional resourcing of military space capabilities. NRO director shares personal insights on leadership at NASA workshop
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2025
Communicating well, connecting with mentors, and saying yes to new challenges are some of the keys to unlocking success in leadership, NRO Director Dr. Chris Scolese told an audience of aspiring managers gathered at NASA headquarters.
"I think it's really valuable to share," Scolese said. "I had many people that helped me out."
Scolese shared his experiences at NASA's Project Managem
Communicating well, connecting with mentors, and saying yes to new challenges are some of the keys to unlocking success in leadership, NRO Director Dr. Chris Scolese told an audience of aspiring managers gathered at NASA headquarters.
"I think it's really valuable to share," Scolese said. "I had many people that helped me out."
Scolese shared his experiences at NASA's Project Managem iDirectGov 450 SDR Modem Successfully Integrated with Airbus DS Ranger Flyaway Terminal
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2025
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of secure satellite communications for U.S. military and government applications, has successfully completed field trials of its 450 Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem in collaboration with Airbus DS Government Solutions. This integration marks a significant milestone in enhancing MILSATCOM capabilities, offering greater flexibility, security,
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of secure satellite communications for U.S. military and government applications, has successfully completed field trials of its 450 Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem in collaboration with Airbus DS Government Solutions. This integration marks a significant milestone in enhancing MILSATCOM capabilities, offering greater flexibility, security, Antarctic glacier caught stealing ice from neighbour
Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:00
Thanks largely to Copernicus Sentinel-1, scientists have discovered that a glacier in Antarctica is rapidly siphoning ice from neighbouring flows – at a pace never before seen. Until now, researchers believed that this process of ‘ice piracy’ in Antarctica took hundreds or even thousands of years, but these latest findings clearly demonstrate that this isn’t always the case.
Key portion of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope clears thermal vacuum test
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Spacecraft can 'brake' in space using drag − advancing craft agility, space safety and planetary missions
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MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 take a step closer to space
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 12:50
Fresh from the cleanroom in Bremen, Germany, the second of the Meteosat Third Generation satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission have arrived at Cape Canaveral harbour, in the US.
India plans manned space flight by 2027
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 11:17
New Delhi (AFP) May 6, 2025
India's space agency said Tuesday it planned to launch an uncrewed orbital mission later this year before its first human spaceflight in early 2027.
"It represents India's rise as a global space power", Jitendra Singh, the country's science and technology minister, said in a statement.
The world's most populous country has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its spac
India's space agency said Tuesday it planned to launch an uncrewed orbital mission later this year before its first human spaceflight in early 2027.
"It represents India's rise as a global space power", Jitendra Singh, the country's science and technology minister, said in a statement.
The world's most populous country has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its spac NASA Progresses Toward Crewed Moon Mission with Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 11:17
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2025
Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the Moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's first crewed Artemis mission, are rapidly progressing toward launch.
At the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams are working around the clock to move into integration and final testing of all SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft elements. Recentl
Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the Moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's first crewed Artemis mission, are rapidly progressing toward launch.
At the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams are working around the clock to move into integration and final testing of all SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft elements. Recentl SpaceX gets US approval to launch more Starship flights from Texas
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 11:17
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase the number of annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25 at its Texas base, marking a major boost for the company's ambitions.
Following a multi-year environmental review, the FAA concluded that the expanded cadence of launches and landings would not significantly affect the env
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase the number of annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25 at its Texas base, marking a major boost for the company's ambitions.
Following a multi-year environmental review, the FAA concluded that the expanded cadence of launches and landings would not significantly affect the env Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle - a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 11:17
Las Vegas NV (SPX) May 07, 2025
Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun.
Because Mars and Earth share so many features, scientists have long wondered whether Mars could have once harbored life. Today, Mars is very cold and
Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun.
Because Mars and Earth share so many features, scientists have long wondered whether Mars could have once harbored life. Today, Mars is very cold and