After years of careful design and preparation, ESA’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana..
The proposal includes $25 billion for the "Golden Dome" next-generation missile defense initiative, with about $15 billion allocated to satellites, sensors, space-base interceptors and launch infrastructure. The post Armed services committees propose $150 billion funding boost for defense appeared first on SpaceNews..
China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch. The post Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network appeared first on SpaceNews..
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 27-May 3, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in […].
Astrotech, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, is the primary provider of payload storage and satellite-processing services for spacecraft at both Eastern and Western ranges. The post Astrotech wins $77.5 million contract to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg appeared first on SpaceNews..
China approved international requests, including from two U.S. universities, to borrow small portions of moon samples collected by its Chang’e-5 mission. The post China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities appeared first on SpaceNews..
Troy Meink, President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Air Force, reportedly told the Senate Armed Services Committee that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sat in on his job interview […].
Firefly Aerospace is preparing its Alpha small satellite launcher for a flight from Vandenberg Space… The post Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..
The Starlink 12-23 mission includes 13 Direct to Cell Starlink satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting Sunday, April 27, at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 UTC)..
The Starlink 11-9 mission represents the 50th orbital launch from U.S. soil in 2025, of which 48 are SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is targeting Sunday, April 27, at 3:41 p.m. PDT (6:41 p.m. EDT, 2241 UTC)..