COVID-19 hasn’t stopped New Space companies from raising money, with Relativity Space scoring $500 million in a Series D round. …
Rocket Lab successfully puts 30 satellites in orbit, recovers first stage
Last week, Rocket Lab successfully launched its 16th Electron mission, deploying 30 small satellites into orbit. The “Return to Sender” …
Loss of Vega flight may not severely impact New Space companies
Monday’s loss of an Arianespace Vega rocket is likely to delay New Space companies planning on using the solid rocket …
September Soyuz rideshare puts up radar and IoT satellites
On September 30,2020 a Soyuz rideshare put 22 small satellites into orbit with ICEYE, Kepler Communications, Lacuna Space, and Spire …
Rocket Lab launches Capella Space radar, own satellite
This week Rocket Lab successfully launched the first production satellite for SAR (synthetic aperture radar) operator Capella Space and the …
Vega VV16 puts lots of IoT and imaging satellites into orbit – Plus a Facebook satellite
After numerous delays, Arianespace finally launched the Vega VV16 rideshare mission. The flight put 53 satellites into orbit and marks …
Relativity Space to launch Iridium spares on-need basis
Launch provider Relativity Space announced it will provide up to six dedicated launches for Iridium to place the company’s ground …
Vega’s first big rideshare flight awaits good weather
Arianespace has had two attempts to launch the Vega Flight VV16 mission, with unfavorable windows resulting in cancellations on June …