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Rocket Lab launches 5th satellite batch for Kineis IoT constellation![]() ![]() Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) Feb 09, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, achieved a significant milestone today with the successful deployment of five satellites for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) operator Kineis. This marks Rocket Lab's 59th Electron mission. The mission, designated "IOT 4 You and Me," launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 9:43 AM NZDT on 9 February (20:43 UTC), placing the five satellites into a 647 km low Earth orbit. This launch ... read more |
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![]() Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 China's commercial reusable rocket industry is making significant strides, driven by increasing demand from major satellite internet constellations such as Guowang and Spacesail, which plan to deplo ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Feb 8, 2025 SpaceX on Saturday launched 21 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into lower Earth orbit on a sunny afternoon after the private company's plans to fly Friday were scrubbed. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Arianespace has confirmed at the 17th European Space Conference the signing of a launch services agreement with the European Commission and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2025 SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink satellites, this time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Sierra Space, a leading innovator in commercial space exploration and defense technology, has announced a significant achievement in its partnership with NASA. The company successfully completed and ... more ![]() ![]() Toulouse, France (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 The first of the next-generation SpainSat satellites, SpainSat NG-I, has successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, USA. This advanced satellite, operated by Hisdesat for th ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jan 29, 2025 SpaceX on Wednesday night launched a Spanish communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and retired the first-stage booster rather than landing on a droneship. ... more ![]() ![]() London, UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 The UK Government has taken a significant step in bolstering the nation's space capabilities, investing GBP 20 million into spaceflight company Orbex as part of its Series D funding round. This mark ... more |
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How to Operate NASA's Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II Mission![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 During NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight under the Artemis campaign, astronauts will manually operate the Orion spacecraft as part of their journey around the Moon and back. This mission is a critical test to validate the spacecraft's performance with a human crew onboard before future lunar landing missions. The first major test of manual control, called the proximity operations demonstration, will occur about three hours into the mission. At this stage, the four crew members - N ... read more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2025 SpaceX launched its next round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Monday afternoon from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ... more |
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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 The Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in China has begun the second phase of its development, which will feature two new launch pads specifically designed for liquid propellant rockets. The e ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 Blue Origin is preparing for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch on January 28 at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, known as NS-29, will s ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025 Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward center segment, NASA announced Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025 SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on its 11th launch of 2025, setting it on pace to break another one-year launch record. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website. ... more |
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