After the fourth delay due to weather, on Monday, August 11 at 8:35 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This is the second of a three launches contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation. 24 small satellites are on board.

This was the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 27-minute window opens at 8:35 a.m. ET.

This is the fourth delay due to weather of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

According to weather officials, there’s a 75% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Rules. The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, scattered clouds, 37% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX set to launch Amazon’s mission Project Kuiper (KF-02) on Thursday from the Cape

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, August 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 27-minute window opens at 10:01 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, August 8 with a 25-minute window that opens at 9:40 a.m. ET.

This is the second in three launches contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit 28 satellites internet constellation.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX’s ‘delivery’ of Amazon’s ProjectKuiper launch scrubbed and is now on Friday

SpaceX is now targeting Friday, August 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 25-minute window opens at 9:40 a.m. ET.

SpaceX officials just confirmed this morning’s mission was postponed “to perform additional vehicle checkouts.”

The countdown clock on SpaceX’s site stopped at 45 minutes, 29 seconds before liftoff.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX plans Amazon’s Kuiper mission on Thursday providing weather cooperates

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, August 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 27-minute window opens at 10:01 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, August 8 with a 25-minute window that opens at 9:40 a.m. ET.

This is the second of a three launches contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation. 24 small satellites are on board.

According to weather officials, there’s a 85% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 83°F, overcast clouds, 99% cloud cover and a wind speed of 2mph.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the first flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has agreed to provide Xona Space Systems with next-generation docking plates for integration into Xona’s growing constellation of LEO satellites.

The collaboration supports two critical goals: building a resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) infrastructure and keeping Earth’s orbit safe and sustainable.

Xona is developing Pulsar, the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure based in LEO. Pulsar operates alongside legacy systems like GPS, delivering stronger signals, centimeter-level precision, and built-in protection against interference like jamming and spoofing. As threats to global navigation escalate, a more resilient and secure PNT architecture has become essential for national security, critical infrastructure, and connected devices around the world.

PNT powers the systems that modern life depends on—from aircraft landings and emergency response to financial transactions and transportation systems, nearly every sector of the global economy relies on precise location and timing data.

However, legacy systems like GPS were designed for a different era. In both civilian and national security settings, the consequences of disruption are severe. Jamming, spoofing, cyberattacks, and rising tension in space have exposed the risks of relying on an aging and unprotected system. Resilient alternatives designed for dual-use and built for the next era are now a strategic necessity for governments and commercial technologies.

Astroscale will provide docking plates for Xona’s future Pulsar satellites as the company scales to launch its full constellation, allowing for future in-orbit servicing, upgrades, or safe deorbiting. This supports a more flexible and responsive satellite architecture and helps prevent space debris. These are both key parts of responsible space operations.

Resilient PNT is a national and economic priority,” said Giorgio Taylor, Director of Business Development, Xona UK & Europe. “Pulsar delivers stronger, faster, and more secure navigational intelligence designed for the threats we face today. Our work with Astroscale reinforces our belief that space infrastructure should evolve to continue meeting user needs, not remain frozen in time.”

With tens of thousands of satellites being launched in the coming years, we have to build the infrastructure in space with long-term stewardship in mind,” said Andrew Faiola, Commercial VP and Director, Astroscale UK. “Our docking plates make Xona’s satellites ready for the future, whether that means extending their life, removing them responsibly, or upgrading their capabilities. It is a great example export-led growth of the emerging ISAM industry from the UK.”

Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), late last month, announced a major step forward: the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,234,043 B2 for the company’s “Method and System for Multi-Object Space Debris Removal.”

This patented innovation offers a sustainable and cost-effective distributed architecture approach to active debris removal (ADR), allowing for scalable, repeatable ADR operations and controlled reentry of multiple debris objects.

When safely reentering a multi-ton debris object from orbit, traditional ADR methods face significant limitations — they’re expensive, not sufficiently agile, and unable to carry enough fuel for multi-client missions. Astroscale’s distributed, reusable system overcomes these barriers while uniquely enabling the optionality of controlled reentry, ensuring that any surviving fragments from larger debris objects do not pose risks to populated areas or critical infrastructure on the ground, addressing a growing public safety concern and aligning with international best practices.

Under this new patented method, the servicer docks with a debris object (the “client”) and transfers it to a reentry shepherd vehicle in a lower orbit. Once the client is docked with the shepherd, the servicer separates and proceeds to engage a new client, while the shepherd safely guides the initial client into Earth’s atmosphere for reentry. This process repeats, allowing the servicer to remove multiple large debris objects over the course of its mission.

Astroscale’s architecture also supports flexible mission profiles: the shepherd can remain docked through reentry, undocked after performing reentry insertion and returned to orbit, or in some cases, missions can proceed without a shepherd vehicle at all. This adaptability is essential in addressing the diverse size and risk profile of objects on-orbit.

This new patent builds on Astroscale’s multi-removal approach for debris. Astroscale’s ELSA-M, set to launch in 2026, is capable of removing several “prepared” inactive satellites in a single mission,  meaning satellites designed with technologies such as an interface that will enable docking and removal. By contrast, the newly patented method is designed for large, unprepared objects such as rocket bodies and legacy satellites that were not built to be serviced, and require a safe, guided descent through the Earth’s atmosphere.

This new patent further strengthens Astroscale’s intellectual property portfolio and reinforces its leadership in developing practical and innovative on-orbit servicing solutions that support the secure and sustainable use of space for future generations.

Our distributed architecture solves a key challenge in orbital debris removal by enabling the deorbit and reentry of multiple large debris objects sustainably and economically,” said Mike Lindsay, CTO at Astroscale. “This approach allows us to reuse our advanced servicers, capable of capturing and detumbling multi-ton objects, instead of burning them up with the debris upon reentry. This not only saves cost but also reduces the amount of potentially harmful material released into the Earth’s upper atmosphere.”

Interstellar Technologies earlier this month signed a three-party business alliance with Toyota Motor Corporation and Woven by Toyota. The three parties will work together to establish a robust production system that enables frequent and cost optimized space transportation.

An alliance between Interstellar and the Toyota Group was initially announced in January of 2025 when Interstellar and Woven by Toyota entered into a two-party strategic capital and business alliance. Now, building on that foundation, Interstellar, Woven by Toyota, and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed a three-party business alliance agreement to advance vehicle development from one-off production to industrial-grade systems capable of supporting frequent launches.

Interstellar became the first startup to join “Toyota Woven City” as an Inventor, leveraging Toyota’s decades of manufacturing expertise and strengths.

Open Cosmos has signed the first work order contract as part of the In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) program funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe R&I Program.

Open Cosmos was selected as one of six European providers for this Frame Contract in January of 2025, as announced by the European Space Agency.

Marking a major milestone for European innovation, the European Commission and ESA established a pool of rideshare providers to accelerate access to space for groundbreaking technologies. Today, Open Cosmos is thrilled to move from selection to execution, officially starting its first rideshare service under this program.

Under this contract, Open Cosmos will deliver the first rideshare service to Luso Space, providing end-to-end support to the company on demonstrating and validating new on-orbit satellite technologies.

This contract recognizes Open Cosmos’s proven capability in designing, manufacturing, and operating space missions, with a 100% success rate in orbit. The company has demonstrated its readiness to offer comprehensive rideshare services, leveraging its flight-proven architecture compatible with a range of satellite form factors up to 500 kg microsats.

With six satellites currently on-orbit under Spanish ITU filing, and an additional four under design and manufacturing from Spain, alongside contributions to 22 more satellites contracted from other Open Cosmos subsidiaries, Open Cosmos is rapidly expanding its on-orbit infrastructure. This growth, coupled with its Open Constellation initiative, which aggregates heterogeneous space infrastructure for hosting additional payloads, highlights the company’s commitment to providing continuous and regular rideshare opportunities.

The implementation of the framework contract will be through individual Work Orders, with the first set of Work Orders already planned. Each Work Order will detail the specific tasks and deliverables, ensuring a streamlined and effective process for integrating IOD/IOV Experiments onto Open Cosmos’s spacecraft. Furthermore, Open Cosmos will establish Rideshare Service Agreements with each IOD/IOV Experiment Provider, ensuring a collaborative and successful mission for all parties involved.

Open Cosmos is committed to ensuring that all Rideshare Services rely on spacecraft and launch services based on EU solutions, reinforcing Europe’s self-reliance in space.

We are incredibly enthusiastic about this partnership with the EU and ESA supporting the fast validation of new European technologies, as part of our mission of making space more accessible”, said Rafael Jordá Siquier, CEO of Open Cosmos. “We have progressed at speed, signing the frame contract earlier this year and now kicking off the first work order for a launch next year.”

Zuzana Mazanova, Head of Unit at the European Commission, said, “This contract marks another step forward in realising the Horizon Europe vision — boosting technological sovereignty and innovation within the EU space sector. By supporting companies like Open Cosmos, we are enabling a new generation of European missions that advance science, commercial competitiveness, and sustainability in space.”

Patrice Kerhousse, IOD-IOV Programme Manager at European Space Agency (ESA), said, “The selection of Open Cosmos through this Frame Contract reflects our continued effort to strengthen the European rideshare ecosystem. We are committed to fostering a competitive market of service providers capable of supporting IOD/IOV missions with agility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Open Cosmos has demonstrated that capability, and we are confident in their ability to deliver.”

INNOSPACE (KS: 462350) has been awarded the ISO 37301 certification for its compliance management system (CMS), the globally recognized standard established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The certification validates that INNOSPACE has implemented a robust internal governance structure designed to proactively comply with legal and ethical obligations. As the first private space launch vehicle company in South Korea to earn this certification, INNOSPACE demonstrates its ethical compliance systems meet global criteria, solidifying the company’s credibility with international customers, partners, and oversight organizations.

Operating in one of the most complex and highly regulated industries, the space launch sector faces intricate demands such as cross-border export controls, security regulations, and aerospace quality certifications. INNOSPACE’s acquisition of ISO 37301 reinforces its capability to proactively manage compliance risks across the entire launch service lifecycle—from licensing and site operations to satellite transport and mission control—strengthening trust with clients and regulatory authorities around the world.

The certification marks another step in INNOSPACE’s phased rollout of global governance systems under its long-term ESG strategy. In January, the company achieved AS9100 certification for aerospace quality. Building on this momentum, INNOSPACE is preparing to sequentially implement additional international standards, including ISO 14001 (Environmental), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), and ISO 27001 (Information Security), to reinforce its position as a reliable partner in the global space industry.

We view ethics and compliance not as a short-term task, but as a core value of sustainable management,” said Soojong Kim, Founder and CEO of INNOSPACE. “We will continue to actively implement this across the company, responding proactively to evolving global regulatory environments and building a transparent and accountable governance structure.”