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Orbion’s Plasma Thrusters To Empower DARPA’s, Blue Canyon-Built, Blackjack Smallsats
The Orbion Aurora is a fully integrated Hall-effect propulsion system, including thruster, power processing unit, propellant management assembly, and electrical harnessing. The system is designed […]
SpaceX’s Lucky 13 Starlink Mission
Another launch for SpaceX is planned for Thursday, September 17, at 2:19 p.m. EDT, 18:19 UTC, for launch of its thirteenth Starlink mission. The company will […]
Momentus Space Names New Company President
Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Kennedy as President of the Company, effective September 14, 2020. Momentus has […]
Lockheed Martin To Build, Manage + Operate Twin Janus Smallsats For University of Colorado Boulder Mission
NASA’s twin-spacecraft Janus project will study the formation and evolutionary implications for small “rubble pile” asteroids. Part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration […]
Exolaunch Providing Launch Services For SALSAT Mission
The Technische Universität Berlin and Exolaunch have signed a launch agreement for the SALSAT smallsat — under this agreement, Exolaunch is providing launch, mission management, […]
Joint Spaceflight Mission Planned By Made In Space Europe + Momentus… + An Agreement With FOSSA
Artistic rendition of a Momentus satellite with a Made In Space robotic arm attached. Made In Space Europe, a Redwire subsidiary, now has an agreement […]
SpaceX’s Successful Launch, Again
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida the Kennedy Space Center at 8:46 a.m. this morning, […]
Arianespace Says “Go” With Vega’s First Rideshare Mission of 53 Small Sats
Vega’s payload fairing is moved into position for installation atop the launch vehicle during activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana. September 1 has been […]
Recent SmallSat News
September 30, 2020Momentus Inc. and ProXopS, LLC have executed a launch agreement for several slots in Vigoride rideshare missions from Q4 2021 to 2023. The agreement …
September 29, 2020Artistic rendition of a NanoAvionics 6U smallsat on-orbit. NanoAvionics is celebrating the successful launch of another Lacuna Space IoT satellite …
September 28, 2020Exolaunch had a successful launch of 15 commercial, governmental and scientific satellites for its customers that ranged from locations in Europe, …
September 28, 2020Momentus Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed Jikun Kim as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 28, 2020. Mr. Kim’s …
September 28, 2020Assuming all goes well, SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 28 at 10:22 a.m. EDT, 14:22 UTC, for launch of its thirteenth Starlink mission, …
September 27, 2020ANYWAVES has been selected to develop and deliver payload user antennas that will be embedded into the first set of two satellites for …
September 24, 2020A study into global broadband retail prices from BroadbandNow finds that Elon Musk’s Starlink highly-disruptive broadband-by-satellite system …
September 24, 2020Artistic rendition of BlackSky’s constellation on-orbit.Image is courtesy of Spaceflight Industries. BlackSky is engaging in the next phase of …
September 24, 2020Spire’s smallsats integrated into Exolaunch’s EXOpod dispenser. Exolaunch is arranging the launch and providing technical mission …
September 24, 2020Arianespace’s multi-million euros contract from OneWeb (currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction) has been heavily revised. OneWeb …