HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace put two satellites into orbit late Tuesday with the first launch of an improved version of the Zhuque-2 rocket. The Zhuque-2 enhanced version (ZQ-2E) […] The post Landspace puts 2 satellites in orbit with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket appeared first on SpaceNews..
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Today, the ESA awarded a contract to Open Cosmos to design, build, launch and commission the NanoMagSat Scout satellites. This new mission will uphold Europe’s leadership in monitoring Earth’s magnetic field and contribute to applications such as space weather hazard assessment, navigation, directional drilling, and more..
The SubOrbital Express-4 sounding rocket was successfully launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna, in the north of Sweden, at 06:00 CET yesterday morning. .
As the launch of the Sentinel-1C satellite approaches, we reflect on some of the many ways the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has given us remarkable radar insights into our planet over the years..
Japan’s efforts to develop the Epsilon S rocket suffered another setback when the engine exploded during a test on Tuesday (Japan time). A test last year ended the same way. […].
NASA estimated it would have to cancel up to four commercial lunar lander missions and delay up to four more to fly a rover mission the agency announced in July it planned to cancel. The post NASA outlines impacts of VIPER on CLPS lunar lander program appeared first on SpaceNews..
The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the United States. The post SpaceX gets conditional approval for direct-to-smartphone service appeared first on SpaceNews..
The company won a $5.3 million contract with options for four additional years, bringing the potential total value to $13.3 million The post Slingshot selected to design user experience for U.S. space traffic system appeared first on SpaceNews..