Vandenberg AFP CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2024
Preparations are underway for a new, small spacecraft technology demonstration that will test cost-efficient swarm capabilities - the ability for multiple spacecraft to communicate and perform coordinated actions. The PY4 mission's four CubeSats are slated to launch Monday March 4, 2:05 p.m. PST to low Earth orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Califor

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a global provider of satellite voice and data communication, disclosed its agreement to acquire Satelles, Inc., a company at the forefront of satellite-based time and location services. This move aims to complement and fortify GPS and other GNSS-reliant systems with Satelles's Satellite Time and Location (STL) service, a secure solution designed to imp

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 04, 2024
Axelspace Corporation, a Tokyo-based leader in the microsatellite sector, has announced the scheduled launch of its latest demonstration satellite, PYXIS. The launch is set to take place on March 4, 2024, utilizing SpaceX's reliable Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. This mission, dubbed Transporter-10, aims to place PYXIS into a sun-synchronous orbit between 50

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 5, 2024
A SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday, more than 24 hours after it launched from the Florida coast with three American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut onboard. The spacecraft docked with ISS' forward-facing Harmony module at 2:28 a.m. EST. The opening of the vehicle's hatch is expected to take less than two hours after

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 05, 2024
In a significant milestone for China's space exploration efforts, the Shenzhou XVII mission astronauts conducted a critical repair operation during their second spacewalk at the Tiangong space station, marking the first instance of such an endeavor by Chinese astronauts. The China Manned Space Agency confirmed that mission commander Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo and crew member Lieutenant Col

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 05, 2024
Australia is poised to make a giant leap in its space exploration and commercialization efforts with the green light for its first orbital launch site, the Bowen Orbital Spaceport, located in Queensland. This historic milestone comes with the approval of the country's inaugural orbital launch facility license under the Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018, setting the stage for domestic and com

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