As Rocket Lab prepares to begin tests of the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company says that the rocket won’t be ready for its first flight before the middle of 2025.
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Rocket Lab announces supplier agreements for military satellite project
The company revealed payload and ground systems subcontractors for its Space Development Agency satellite contract
Posted inLaunch
Electron launches South Korean imaging satellite and NASA solar sail
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean smallsat and a NASA solar sail experiment on the company’s fifth flight of the year April 23.
Posted inCommercial
Can companies clean up by cleaning up space?
The satellite industry would seem to have nearly a billion reasons to embrace satellite servicing. But the insurers who are on the hook for massive claims are taking a far more cautious approach.
Posted inCommercial
Rocket Lab wins $14.4 million contract to launch Space Test Program experiment
The payload is a NASA-funded plate-shaped satellite designed by Aerospace Corp. as a possible alternative to the cubesat
Posted inCommercial
Spire deploying space traffic management tools across fleet
Spire Global is adopting Portuguese software startup Neuraspace’s space traffic management services for the more than 100 small satellites it operates across low Earth orbit.
Posted inCommercial
Scout Space eyes military customers for space domain awareness sensor
The company’s new sensor, called Owl, is an optical telescope designed for larger platforms like geostationary satellites and lunar vehicles
Posted inOpinion
Connecting the Dots | Avoiding HAPS mishaps
As low-orbiting broadband constellations become an increasingly dominant force in the satellite industry, stratospheric high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) are closing in on commercializing connectivity from altitudes much closer to Earth.
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Astronomers and megaconstellations learn to get along
In the four years since skywatchers cried foul over Starlink satellites mucking up the night sky , the astronomy community has collaborated with SpaceX and other companies on ways to mitigate the impact of megaconstellations on optical and radio astronomy in the near term while seeking long-term regulatory solutions.
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Electron launches NRO mission from Wallops
Rocket Lab launched a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia March 21, the company’s second launch in as many weeks.
