MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 ready for liftoff
Image:
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 ready for liftoff Ariane 6 infographic: countdown to liftoff
Image:
Ariane 6 infographic: countdown to liftoff 
Pale Blue teams up with Mitsubishi Electric to advance water propulsion
NASA emphasizes smallsats for science amid budget uncertainty
ESCAPADE trajectory design creates new options for Mars smallsat missions
An alternative trajectory developed for a NASA Mars smallsat mission could enable other missions to go to Mars outside the constraints of conventional launch windows.
Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost
Geost’s technology is used in U.S. national security missions, including missile warning and tracking, space surveillance, and tactical reconnaissance
First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched
Ushering in a new era of weather and climate monitoring from polar orbit, the first in a new series of satellites, MetOp Second Generation, has been lofted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As part of this new satellite’s sophisticated instrument package is the new Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, which is designed to deliver critical data on air pollutants, ozone and climate-related gases.
ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launches first national security mission
The launch of USSF-106 marks the Defense Department’s formal shift to flying national security payloads exclusively on domestic rockets powered by U.S.
